Political Leadership, Nascent Statehood and Democracy: A comparative study

Political Leadership, Nascent Statehood and Democracy: A comparative study
ISBN-10
1317673107
ISBN-13
9781317673101
Category
Political Science
Pages
200
Language
English
Published
2014-06-05
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Ulrika Möller, Isabell Schierenbeck

Description

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 nascent statehood as decisive to the future democratic quality of their state. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations, democratization studies, state building, leadership, nationalism, Middle Eastern studies and South Asian studies.

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