Political Leadership Between Democracy and Authoritarianism : Comparative and Historical Perspectives

Political Leadership Between Democracy and Authoritarianism : Comparative and Historical Perspectives /

In diesem Buch wird die Theorie der politischen Führung, die ein noch wenig erforschtes Feld der Politikwissenschaft ist, beleuchtet. Sie ist verwandt mit dem philosophischen Streit um Determinismus versus Aktivismus und hilft den Grundkonflikt des 21. Jahrhunderts zwischen liberaler Demokratie und...

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Main Author: Wiatr, Jerzy J. Prof (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leverkusen-Opladen : Verlag Barbara Budrich, 2022
Edition:1st
Subjects:
Political leadership.
Democracy.
Authoritarianism.
Authoritarianism
Democracy
Political leadership
Krieg
Max Weber
moral responsibility
Moralische Verantwortung
revolution
transition
Typologie
typology
war
Übergang
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Cover
  • Jerzy J. Wiatr: Political Leadership Between Democracy and Authoritarianism. Comparative and Historical Perspectives
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One: The essence of leadership
  • 1. Philosophy of history: determinism versus activism
  • 2. Leader's personality: a psychological interpretation
  • 3. Ethics of leadership
  • Chapter Two: A typology of political leadership
  • 1. Max Weber's pure types of legitimate rule
  • 2. Controversies over the charismatic leadership
  • Chapter Three: Democracy and political leadership
  • 1. Leaders and citizens in democracy
  • 2. Presidential leadership
  • 3. Leadership in parliamentary systems
  • 4. Democratic leadership and party systems
  • 5. Conservatives, reformers, and nation-builders
  • Chapter Four: Autocratic leaders in modern times
  • 1. A typology of non-democratic regimes
  • 2. The men on horseback
  • 3. Totalitarian and authoritarian party leaders
  • Chapter Five: Political leadership in the transition to democracy
  • 1. Alternative explanations of transition
  • 2. Modes of extrication from non-democratic regimes
  • 3. Different outcomes: democracies or renewed authoritarianism
  • 4. Democratic consolidation: the importance of leadership
  • 5. Dilemmas of transformative leadership
  • Chapter Six: New authoritarianism and political leadership
  • 1. Nationalist populism in the 21st century
  • a) Russia
  • b) Belarus
  • c) Turkey
  • d) Hungary
  • e) Slovakia, Serbia and Croatia
  • f) Poland
  • 2. New and old authoritarianism: similaritiesand differences
  • 3. New authoritarianism and the post-communist heritage
  • 4. Political leadership in new authoritarianism
  • Conclusions
  • Backmatter
  • References
  • Keywords
  • About the author
  • Back cover

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