Why are some political leaders stronger than others? How do we make sense of the interaction between the leader's personality and the context that the leader faces? This book provides a unique way of approaching these questions, identifying the very different philosophical foundations that underpin the contemporary study of political leadership.

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Dublin City University, Ireland

Robert Elgie

About the author

Robert Elgie is Paddy Moriarty Professor of Government and International Studies at Dublin City University, Republic of Ireland. He has published numerous books, including Semi-Presidentialism: Sub-types and Democratic Performance (2011). He is the editor of the journal French Politics published by Palgrave Macmillan and Review Editor for the journal Government and Opposition.

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Book Title: Studying Political Leadership
Book Subtitle: Foundations and Contending Accounts
Authors: Robert Elgie
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-34708-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political Science Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-34706-0Published: 01 October 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-34708-4Published: 05 February 2016
Series ISSN: 2947-5821
Series E-ISSN: 2947-583X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 207
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Political Science, Democracy, Political History

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Leadership — The Interactionist Paradigm

The Foundations of the Study of Political Leadership

Positivist Accounts of Political Leadership

Constructivist Accounts of Political Leadership

Scientific Realist Accounts of Political Leadership: Political Psychology

Scientific Realism and Political Leadership: Contextual Accounts

What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go from Here?

Back Matter

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