Comparative Political Leadership

1. Introduction: The Importance of Studying Political Leadership Comparatively
Ludger Helms

2. Executive Leadership in Comparative Perspective: Politicians, Bureaucrats and Public Governance
B. Guy Peters, Ludger Helms

3. Comparing Leadership Patterns and Dynamics in the Legislative Arena
Philip Norton

4. The Presidentialization of Party Leadership? Evaluating Party Leadership and Party Government in the Democratic World
Paul Webb, Thomas Poguntke, Robin Kolodny

5. Leadership in Social and Political Movements: A Comparative Exploration
Dieter Rucht

6. Political Leadership in Times of Crisis: Comparing Leader Responses to Financial Turbulence
Arjen Boin, Paul Hart, Femke Esch

7. Comparative Keyword Analysis and Leadership Communication: Tony Blair — A Study of Rhetorical Style
Jonathan Charteris-Black

8. Political Marketing and Opinion Leadership: Comparative Perspectives and Findings
Jennifer Lees-Marshment

9. The Contributions of Political Psychology to Comparative Political Leadership Analysis
Stanley A. Renshon

10. Comparing and Assessing Gender Effects in Political Leadership
Anne Stevens

11. ‘Army of One or Join the Club’? Comparing Local Political Leadership in Europe
Kristof Steyvers, Herwig Reynaert, Tony Valcke

12. Confronting the Challenges of Political Leadership in International Organizations
Michael G. Schechter

13. Political Leadership in Old and New Democracies
Robert Elgie

14. Comparative Leadership in Non-democracies
Erica Frantz, Elizabeth A. Stein

Nyckelord: Political Science and International Relations, British Politics, Comparative Politics, Public Policy, Political Science, US Politics