Political leaders and leadership

Thomas Nast (1840-1902), the founding father of American political cartooning, is perhaps best known for his cartoons portraying political parties as the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant.

Now more than ever, public servants must consider and reassess how to keep moral courage in public life alive.

China has traditionally been held up around the world as the archetype of centralised governance and a top-down system of public administration.

Today, diverse women of all hues represent this country overseas.

This book examines the factors determining the character, depth, scope and outcomes of changes made by political parties in the aftermath of electoral losses.

German-American relations have become interesting again.

This innovative book investigates the process through which ethnic minorities penetrate into higher echelons of political power: specifically, how they succeed in getting elected to the U.

Turmoil and Transition in Boston tells the personal and political story of Larry DiCara, the youngest person ever elected to the Boston City Council.

From the moment that the New Labour government left office in 2010, it became a bone of contention for the party.

This book explores human decision-making heuristics and studies how nudging and winking can help citizens to make rational choices.

An original analysis of Russian politics, reflecting on the underlying features of Russia''s political system since 1991.

America's struggle against Nazism is one of the few aspects of World War II that has escaped controversy.

El Movimiento Europeo ha promovido este liber amicorum como homenaje a Carlos María Bru Purón, en ocasión de su nonagésimo quinto aniversario.

With 30 historiographical essays by established and rising scholars, this Companion is a comprehensive picture of the presidencies and legacies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.

In 2008 Ma Ying-jeou was elected President of Taiwan, and the Kuomintang (KMT) returned to power after eight years of rule by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).

LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES BEHIND ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PRESIDENTS IN HISTORYHow the Commander-in-Chief commandsGeorge W.

William Clifford Clark, federal deputy minister of finance from 1932 to 1952, had a profound impact on Canadian history.

Reissued with a new foreword to mark the centenary of Harold Wilson's birth, Ben Pimlott's classic biography combines scholarship and observation to illuminate the life and career of one of Britain's most controversial post-war statesmen.

This edited collection explores the intersections of populist communication, performative leadership and international politics.

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika nehmen in den internationalen Beziehungen schon seit Jahrzehnten eine herausragende Stellung ein.

In this volume scholars from around the world discuss the innovative forms of collaboration between public and private actors that contribute to making our cities more liveable.

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a fresh, vivid look at Disraeli's life, achievements, and temperament that casts doubts on his much-touted commitment to Jewish rights Lauded as a “great Jew,” excoriated by antisemites, and one of Britain’s most renowned prime ministers, Benjamin Disraeli has been widely celebrated for his role in Jewish history.

This volume examines how religion is intrinsically related to politics in India.

Despite recent attempts at 'negotiation', the attitudes of both Kim Jong-un's regime and the West seem unchanged.

Presidential Rhetoric and Indian Policy explores and analyses the dynamics of presidential rhetoric on Native peoples and issues from Nixon to the present.

This book presents a detailed discussion of Clausewitz's principal lines of thought and methods of implementation.

This book introduces entrepreneurship as a concept that is popular in the general media but also in academic study.

One week after Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy for governor of California, the San Francisco Chronicle gibed: It was simply a flagrant example of miscasting.

Since its identification in 1981, the rhetorical presidency has drawn both defenders and critics.

In the more than 140 years since his death, Abraham Lincoln has become America's most revered president.

This book, first published in 1992, examines the attitudes of local elites - the hinge between Indian state and rural society - towards protest and participation in development, illuminating arguments about the nature of the state as well as the development process.

In Thunder from the Prairie, Jerry Harrington explores the life of Harold E.

This book studies the current paradox within the voting literature on campaign contributions and legislative voting behavior.

In The Perfect Tie: The True Story of the 2000 Presidential Election, James W.

Authoritarianism research has evolved into one of the fastest growing research fields in comparative politics.

This volume features eighty-five of Obama’s most impactful speeches, spanning more than a decade from his time in the Senate to his final day in the presidency.

The growth of the administrative state and legislative gridlock has placed the White House at the center of environmental policymaking.

This comprehensive analysis of presidential immigration rhetoric quantifies the frequency, tone, and efficacy of public mentions of immigrants and immigration policy by the presidents from Washington through Biden.

A lucid analysis of Mao as revolutionary general, ideologist and astute political manipulator, this introduction to the life and career of Mao Zedong provides an excellent introduction to modern Chinese history and its enigmatic protagonist.

A definitive biography of the great French essayist and thinkerOne of the most important writers and thinkers of the Renaissance, Michel de Montaigne (1533-92) helped invent a literary genre that seemed more modern than anything that had come before.

Wife of one president and mother of another, Barbara Bush was an outspoken first lady who looked more like her constituents than did her predecessors.

Over a span of eighteen years, Lady Bird Johnson recorded forty-seven oral history interviews with Michael Gillette and his colleagues.

The world is increasingly becoming less democratic and this trend has not left Southeast Europe untouched.

After decades of overwhelming political domination by the People's Action Party (PAP), Singapore has entered a phase of political transition.

This book offers an explanation and evaluation of preventative diplomacy in an age of increasing precariousness.

This book provides a systematic exploration of party system change.

Gifted Greek is a reflection on twentieth-century Greek history and politics, as well as a character study of its first socialist prime minister, Andreas Papandreou.