Political and civic leadership : a reference handbook / / Richard A. Couto, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816173403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Los Angeles, : SAGE Reference, c2010
• ISBN: 1-4522-6634-4; 1-84972-765-1; 1-4129-7933-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (2 volumes (1124 pages))
• Collana: Gale eBooks
• Altri autori (Persone): CoutoRichard A. <1941->
• Disciplina: 303.34
• Soggetti: Political leadership; Civic improvement
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based on print version record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; About the Editor; Part I: Introduction to Politics and Civic Leadership; 1 - POLITICS; 2 - LEADERSHIP; 3 - LEADERSHIP AND VALUES; 4 - CITIZENSHIP; 5 - CIVIL SOCIETY; Part II: Philosophy and Theories of Political and Civic Leadership; 6 - LEADERSHIP AS VIRTUE IN CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHY; 7 - THE HERO MYTH; 8 - SOCIAL ORIGINS OF AUTHORITY; 9 - PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP; 10 - AUTHORITY; 11 - POLITICAL TRADITIONS: Conservatism, Liberalism, and Republicanism; 12 - POLITICAL TRADITIONS: Left Political Movements and the Politics of Social Justice13 - DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL LEADERSHIP; 14 - CONTEMPORARY LEADERSHIP THEORIES; 15 - INTEGRAL LEADERSHIP THEORY; 16 - POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND DISCOURSE THEORY; Part III: Purposes of Political and Civic Leadership; 17 - COMMON GOOD; 18 - JUSTICE AND EQUALITY; 19 - PUBLIC GOODS; 20 - UTOPIA; 21 - PEACE; 22 - WARRANTED HOPE; 23 - LIBERTY AND FREEDOM; 24 - HUMAN RIGHTS; 25 - EMPOWERMENT; 26 - SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; 27 - CRISIS LEADERSHIP; Part IV: The Failure of Politics; 28 - POLITICAL VIOLENCE; 29 - WAR; 30 - CORRUPTION31 - TYRANNIES ANCIENT AND MODERN; Part V: The Processes of Political and Civic Leadership; 32 - ELECTIONS AND ; ELECTORAL SYSTEMS; 33 - POLICY MAKING; 34 - LOBBYING; 35 - ADVOCACY; 36 - CITIZEN ADVOCACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY; 37 - DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY; 38 - POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS; 39 - PROTEST AND REVOLUTION; 40 - SOCIAL MOVEMENTS; 41 - FREE SPACES; 42 - COMMUNITY ORGANIZING; 43 - TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION; Part VI: The Institutions of Political and Civic Leadership; 44 - MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; 45 - BUREAUCRACY; 46 - POLITICAL PARTIES; 47 - PRESIDENTS AND PRIME MINISTERS; 48 - LEGISLATURES49 - MILITARY; 50 - LEGAL SYSTEMS; 51 - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; 52 - VOLUNTARY SECTOR; 53 - PHILANTHROPY; Part VII: The Contexts of Political and Civic Leadership; 54 - POLITICAL CULTURE; 55 - NATIONALISM; 56 - LEADERSHIP CULTURES; 57 - CIVIL RELIGION; 58 - POWER AND PARTICIPATION; 59 - GENDER AND POWER; 60 - IMPERIALISM AND POSTCOLONIALISM; 61 - GENDER AND PUBLIC LEADERSHIP; 62 - RACE; 63 - PUBLIC OPINION AND PUBLIC JUDGMENT; 64 - THE NEWS MEDIA; 65 - GLOBALIZATION; 66 - POLITICAL ECONOMY; 67 - TRUST; 68 - RESPECT; 69 - SOCIAL CAPITAL; Part VIII: The Psychology of Political and Civic Leadership70 - PERSONALITY AND LEADERSHIP; 71 - INDIVIDUATION AND ARCHETYPES; 72 - POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AS POLITICS; 73 - TOXIC LEADERSHIP; 74 - ALTRUISM; 75 - PERSONAL ORIGINS OF PUBLIC COMMITMENT; 76 - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; Part IX: The Tasks and Tools of Political and Civic Leadership; 77 - SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER; 78 - ACCOUNTABILITY; 79 - ETHICS; 80 - DECEPTION; 81 - NEGOTIATING; 82 - PRAGMATISM AND COMPROMISE; 83 - INFLUENCE; 84 - SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; 85 - CONFLICT; 86 - CONNECTIVE LEADERSHIP; 87 - GROUPS AND TEAMS; 88 - STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR ADVOCACY
• Sommario/riassunto: This work provides undergraduate students and academics with an authoritative reference resource on political and civic leadership. The two-volume set will be centred on the 100 most important topics, issues, questions and debates specific to politics and civic society.