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Political and Civic Leadership
A Reference Handbook

Two Volume Set
Edited by:


November 2010 | 1 184 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
This title, within The SAGE Reference Series on Leadership will provide undergraduate students and academics with an authoritative reference resource on political and civic leadership. This two-volume set will be centred on the 100 most important topics, issues, questions and debates specific to politics and civic society. This focus will provide students with more detailed information and depth of discussion than typically found in an encyclopedia entry but not as much jargon, detail or density as a journal article or a research handbook chapter.

Chapters will cover key topics related to political and civic leadership including:

personalities and environments of political leaders

governance and allegiance roles

citizen activists and civic engagement

political campaigning

urban politics and leadership

public management

ethics in politics

policy development and implementation

executive management of public opinion

political speechmaking and the "bully pulpit"

Congressional leadership

crisis management.

 
Foreword
 
Introduction
 
About the Editor
 
About the Contributors
 
I. Introduction to Politics and Civil Leadership
 
1. Politics
 
2. Leadership
 
3. Leadership and Values
 
4. Citizenship
 
5. Civil Society
 
II. Philosophy and Theories of Political and Civic Leadership
 
6. Leadership as Virtue in Classical Philosophy
 
7. The Hero Myth
 
8. Social Origins of Authority
 
9. Philosophical Foundations of Political Leadership
 
10. Authority
 
11. Political Traditions: Conservatism, Liberalism, and Republicanism
 
12. Political Traditions: Left Political Movements and the Politics of Social Justice
 
13. Democratic Political Leadersip
 
14. Contemporary Leadersip Theories
 
15. Integral Leadership Theory
 
16. Political Violence and Discourse Theory
 
III. Purposes of Political and Civic Leadership
 
17. Common Good
 
18. Justice and Equality
 
19. Public Goods
 
20. Utopia
 
21. Peace
 
22. Warranted Hope
 
23. Liberty and Freedom
 
24. Human Rights
 
25. Empowerment
 
26. Social and Economic Development
 
27. Crisis Leadership
 
IV. The Failure of Politics
 
28. Political Violence
 
29. War
 
30. Corruption
 
31. Tyrannies Ancient and Modern
 
V. The Processes of Political and Civic Leadership
 
32. Elections and Electoral Systems
 
33. Policy Making
 
34. Lobbying
 
35. Advocacy
 
36. Citizen Advocay and Civil Society
 
37. Deliberative Democracy
 
38. Political Campaigns
 
39. Protest and Revolution
 
40. Social Movements
 
41. Free Spaces
 
42. Community Organizing
 
43. Truth and Reconciliation
 
VI. The Institutions of Political and Civic Leadership
 
44. Multinational Organizations
 
45. Bureaucracy
 
46. Political Parties
 
47. Presidents and Prime Ministers
 
48. Legislatures
 
49. Military
 
50. Legal Systems
 
51. Public Administration
 
52. Voluntary Sector
 
53. Philanthropy
 
VII. The Contexts of Political and Civic Leadership
 
54. Political Culture
 
55. Nationalism
 
56. Leadership Cultures
 
57. Civil Religion
 
58. Power and Participation
 
59. Gender and Power
 
60. Imperialism and Postcolonialism
 
61. Gender and Public Leadership
 
62. Race
 
63. Public Opinion and Public Judgment
 
64. The News Media
 
65. Globalization
 
66. Political Economy
 
67. Trust
 
68. Respect
 
69. Social Capital
 
VIII. The Psychology of Political and Civic Leadership
 
70. Personality and Leadership
 
71. Individuation and Archetypes
 
72. Political Correctness as Politics
 
73. Toxic Leadership
 
74. Altruism
 
75. Personal Origins of Public Commitment
 
76. Human Development
 
IX. The Tasks and Tools of Political and Civic Leadership
 
77. Speaking Truth to Power
 
78. Accountability
 
79. Ethics
 
80. Deception
 
81. Negotiating
 
82. Pragmatism and Compromise
 
83. Influence
 
84. Social Entrepreneurship
 
85. Conflict
 
86. Connective Leadership
 
87. Groups and Teams
 
88. Strategic Planning for Advocacy
 
89. Inclusive Leadership
 
90. Social Marketing
 
91. Internet
 
92. Technology and Governance
 
93. Storytelling
 
94. Impression Mangement
 
95. Social Networks
 
96. Popular Education
 
97. Building Community Through Advocacy
 
X. The Competences of Political and Civic Leadership
 
98. Leadership Competencies
 
99. Leading Self
 
100. Collaboration
 
101. Systems Thinking
 
102. Communication
 
103. Listening
 
104. Creativity and Innovation
 
105. Strategic Thinking
 
106. Scenario Planning and Leadership Development
 
107. Decision Making
 
108. The Precautionary Principle
 
109. Leading Change
 
110. Thinking and Learning
 
111. Emotional and Other Intelligences
 
112. Practical Wisdom
 
113. Leveraging Diversity
 
XI. Depictions of Political and Civic Leadership
 
114. Film Images of Leadership
 
115. Leadership and Sport
 
116. Biography and the Social Cognition of Leadership
 
117. Literature and Leadership
 
118. The Journey of Leadership
 
119. Aesthetic Leadership
 
120. Leadership, Humor, and Satire
 
Index

"A remarkably varied and comprehensive presentation of the work of leading scholars in the field of leadership, edited by a longtime student of this challenging and crucial subject. Highly recommended."

James MacGregor Burns
Woodrow Wilson Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Williams College; author of Leadership

"This is an extraordinary tour de force that brings together the best thinkers on political and civic leadership studies. If there is one leadership reference book that should appear on your bookshelf, this is it!"

David G. Altman
Executive Vice President for research, innovation, and product development, Center for Creative Leadership

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