Jan Pakulski, András Körösényi

Toward Leader Democracy (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

In today's liberal democracies, does the political process focus on the people, or on the political leaders representing them? Building upon the ideas of Joseph Schumpeter and Max Weber, 'Toward Leader Democracy' argues that we are currently seeing a movement toward an increasingly pronounced focus on political leaders - 'leader democracy'. This form of democracy is fashioned by the political will, determination and commitment of top politicians, and is exercised through elite persuasion that actively shapes the preferences of voters so as to give meaning to political processes. As the text reveals, this marks a definite evolution within the world's 'advanced democracies': democratic representation is today realised increasingly through active political leadership, as opposed to the former practices of statistically 'mirroring' constituencies, or the deliberative self-adjustment of the executive to match citizen preferences.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781843317715
• Artikelnr.: 49423026

Autorenporträt

Jan Pakulski is Professor of Sociology at the University of Tasmania in Australia.

András Körösényi is Professor of Political Science at Corvinus University in Budapest, and is Director of the Institute for Political Science at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Inhaltsangabe

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