ISBN:
9780415710961
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (213 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Democratization Studies
Parallel Title:
Print version Political Leadership, Nascent Statehood and Democracy
DDC:
303.3/4
Keywords:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Do political leaders determine whether a polity will receive a democratic future or not? Research and advocates of democracy agree on the significance of political elites for democratization, yet there is a need for a more specific understanding of their role.This book develops a theory of political leadership at the point of nascent statehood to explain the emergence of resilient democracies. It employs four diverse case studies to examine the role of leadership and democratic consolidation. In doing so, the book identifies certain capacities of political leaders at the critical moment of nas
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Part I Political leadership matters; 1 The success and failure of democratic state building; The importance of political leadership; Nation building and state building: different logics to their success; 2 Situating the study; The case studies: design and methods; Addressing alternative explanations; Part II Case studies; 3 Introduction to the cases; India: from spiritual freedom fights to secular democracy; Pakistan: from constructed religious unity to unstable theocracy
Description / Table of Contents:
Israel: from Jewish nation to Israeli democracyPalestine: from national unity to fragmented state building; 4 India; Symbolic leadership during national mobilisation; Symbolic leadership at nascent statehood; Strategic leadership during national mobilisation; Defending the Indian National Army; Strategic leadership at nascent statehood; Relational leadership during national mobilisation; Relational leadership at nascent statehood; 5 Pakistan; State building at nascent statehood: Pakistan; Symbolic leadership during national mobilisation; Symbolic leadership at nascent statehood
Description / Table of Contents:
Strategic leadership during national mobilisationStrategic leadership at nascent statehood; Relational leadership during national mobilisation; Relational leadership at nascent statehood; 6 Israel; Symbolic leadership during national mobilisation; Symbolic leadership at nascent statehood; Strategic leadership during national mobilisation; Strategic leadership at nascent statehood; Relational leadership during national mobilisation; Relational leadership at nascent statehood; 7 Palestine; Symbolic leadership during national mobilisation; Symbolic leadership at nascent statehood
Description / Table of Contents:
Strategic leadership during national mobilisationStrategic leadership at nascent statehood; Relational leadership during national mobilisation; Relational leadership at nascent statehood; Part III Implications of political leadership for democratic state building; 8 Summary of results and case comparison; 9 Implications for the future democratic state project; Glossary; References; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
