Beschreibung:
Jan Pakulski is Professor of Sociology at the University of Tasmania in Australia.
'Toward Leader Democracy' investigates how today's liberal democratic regimes are increasingly moving toward a pronounced focus on political leaders and their image, and explores the mechanics, evolution and implications of this phenomenon.
List of Tables and Figures; Preface; 1. The New 'New Politics'; 2. Theoretical Anticipations; 3. The Leader-centric Trends; 4. 'Leader Democracy' and Its Rivals; 5. The Future of (Leader) Democracy; 6. The Democratic Cycles; References; Index