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Good democratic leadership : on prudence and judgment in modern democracies /

This volume explores whether, in the current atmosphere of international economic and political tension, and more generally, democracies foster and support effective political judgment and good leadership. In analyzing various aspects of democratic leadership, judgment, prudence and decision-making...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kane, John, 1945 April 18- (Editor), Patapan, Haig, 1959- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Political leadership > Moral and ethical aspects.
Decision making > Political aspects.
Democracy.
Prise de décision > Aspect politique.
Démocratie locale.
Decision making > Political aspects
Democracy
Political leadership > Moral and ethical aspects
Political Science.
Law, Politics & Government.
Political Theory of the State.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Electronic books.
Electronic book.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Good democratic leadership / John Kane and Haig Patapan
  • Populist resentment, elitist arrogance : two challenges to good democratic leadership / William A. Galston
  • The tangled relationship of democracy, leadership, and justice in urban America : a view from Richmond / Thad Williamson
  • When leaders are not good : exploring bad leadership in liberal democracies across time and space / Ludger Helms
  • Civil society and good democratic leadership / Nannerl O. Keohane
  • Democratic leadership and civil education / Bruce Miroff
  • Emancipators' dilemmas : democratic leadership and the politics of equal rights / Rogers M. Smith
  • Judgement and democratic leadership / Ian Shapiro
  • The institutional approach to political leadership / Robert Elgie
  • Good democratic leadership in foreign affairs : an elite-centered approach / Elizabeth N. Saunders
  • Leadership judgement in economic affairs / John Kane
  • Democratic leadership and the problem of future generations / Kenneth Ruscio
  • Patriotic leadership in democracy / Haig Patapan.