Political leaders and leadership

The global history of liberalism has paid too much attention to the West, neglecting the contributions of liberals from colonial nations.

This book takes a social science approach to address two related questions: (1) what does Donald Trump say on Twitter?

***Winner of the Political Studies Association Conservatism Studies Group prize 2020***This book provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of the Conservative Right in Great Britain since 1945.

This book provides a stimulating presentation of the Italian administrative system through an empirical and critical perspective on the processes of administrative reform at the national level.

This interdisciplinary volume discusses women's global leadership and women's rights advancement, identifying gender inequality as a persisting societal challenge and a major barrier to human development.

This book shows how the first institution of global governance was conceived and operated.

This book identifies six ethical competencies for public leadership in contexts of pluralism.

This book takes stock of the debate surrounding the institution of presidential term limits in Africa, against the backdrop of global trends toward authoritarianism and the rise of strong men.

This book of a renowned political scientist and specialist in political theory fundamentally challenges the new fashion of post-democracy by offering an outlook on 'neo-democracy'.

This book provides a comparative analysis of the processes and impacts of austerity measures introduced in the field of Local Public Services (LPS) across Mediterranean Europe.

This book is a pioneering study of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, a Zimbabwean nationalist whose crucial role in the country's anti-colonial struggle has largely gone unrecognized.

During the last three decades, there has been a growing interest in systems that combine elements of parliamentarism and presidentialism.

Tackling one of the most prevalent myths about insurgencies, this book examines and rebuts the popular belief that Mao Zedong created a fundamentally new form of warfare that transformed the nature of modern insurgency.

The book is a case study of Putin's use of the tactics of divide and rule in relation to, particularly, the hard-line elements among his supporters.

This book explores speeches by American presidents.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the 'technocratic shift' in ministerial recruitment, measuring its extent and variations over time in fourteen European countries.

This book analyzes Revolutionary Committees during the Cultural Revolution period in the People's Republic of China.

This book explores the relationship between the personality of political leaders, its interaction with top leadership positions and its impact on the respective parties' electoral performance and organization.

This book aims to explain why some presidents are more successful than others in winning the support of legislators during periods of unified government.

This book provides an accessible yet critical analysis of the Labour Party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn (?

This book examines the governance and democratization process in Africa, its history, trends, and prospects.

This book examines the politics of renewable electricity policy in democratic Spain.

This book explores Charles De Gaulle's use and strict control of television between 1958 and 1969, highlighting the association between charismatic power and television with regards to legitimizing the Gaullist leadership and determining an evolution towards presidentialism during the Fifth Republic.

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

This book studies party leaders from selection to post-presidency.

This book examines the changes in the career experiences and profiles of 350 European prime ministers in 26 European democracies from 1945 to 2020.

This book explores the varying ways in which political parties in Europe make arguably their most important decisions: the selection of their leaders.

This book offers a comparative perspective on the semi-presidential regimes of Portugal and Timor-Leste, suggesting that they both reserve a "e;moderating power"e; for presidents in line with what was theorized by Benjamin Constant.

The book offers a comprehensive analysis of public opinion toward presidential candidate spouses over the course of three decades, drawing on multiple theoretical frameworks including the concept of "e;new traditionalism"e; and a plethora of empirical data to explore why some spouses engender greater support than others-and what these reactions reveal about the American public and the gendered nature of the American presidency.

This book illustrates how social media platforms enable us to understand everyday politics and evaluates the extent to which they can foster accountability, transparency and responsiveness.

The British General Election of 2019 is the definitive account of one of the most consequential and controversial general elections in recent times, when Boris Johnson gambled everything calling an early election to 'Get Brexit Done', and emerged triumphant.

This work attempts to understand the chaotic and enigmatic presidency of Donald Trump through Neustadt's iconic work on presidential power and bargaining.

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

This book examines the many ways in which the Communist Party in China is still revolutionary by focusing on how, in recent years, it has attempted to mobilize Party members to become ethical subjects.

This book analyses the processes and factors that contributed to the emergence and eventual consolidation of the Greek Cypriot Right in the era of British colonialism.

This book aims to present a coherent picture of Germany's European policy during Merkel's chancellorship.

This book investigates the phenomenon of permanent campaigning in Greece over the last decade.

This book provides an analysis of the urban government system in Bangladesh, focusing on its upper tier, the City Corporation (CC), and the institutional and legal frameworks within which it operates.

Historically, segments of white Americans have let racist paranoia supersede judicious reasoning throughout our history.

This book explores human decision-making heuristics.

This book examines the relationship between corruption scandals and transitional processes in post-Milosevic Serbia after 2000.

This book focuses on the impact of political leaders on the integration process led by the European Union.

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Forecasts of the death of democracy are often heard and the United Kingdom is on the death watch list.

This book traces the evolution of the constitutional order, explaining Donald Trump's election as a symptom of a degraded democratic-capitalist system.

How to better coordinate policies and public services across public sector organizations has been a major topic of public administration research for decades.

This book provides a multifaceted analysis of how the human face drives many of our most important social behaviors.

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

This book provides a scholarly assessment and analysis of the Trump campaign and early presidency.