Political and Civic Leadership
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Political and Civic Leadership

A Reference Handbook

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Political and Civic Leadership

A Reference Handbook

About this book

This work within The SAGE Reference Series on Leadership provides undergraduate students with an authoritative reference resource on political and civic leadership. This 2-volume set focuses on the 100 most important topics, issues, question, and debates specific to politics and civic society. Entries provide students with more detailed information and depth of discussion than typically found in an encyclopedia entry while avoiding much of the jargon, detail and density one might find in a journal article or a research handbook chapter.

Key Features

  • Includes entries written by a global panel of renowned experts
  • Offers broad coverage of important, of-the-moment topics related to political and civic leadership, including explorations of the personalities and environments of political leaders, leadership roles in governance and allegiance, 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, and more
  • Considers the history of political and civic leadership, with examples from the lives of pivotal figures, as well as the institutional settings and processes that lead to both opportunities and constraints unique to the political realm
  • Provides students with more depth than usual encyclopedic entries while avoiding the jargon, detail, and density of more advanced works
  • Features an approachable and clear writing style with appeal to undergraduate researchers and offers a list of further readings after each entry, as well as a detailed index and an online version of the work to maximize accessibility for today?s students

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    Table of contents

    1. Cover
    2. Contents
    3. Foreword
    4. Introduction
    5. About the Editor
    6. Part I: Introduction to Politics and Civic Leadership
    7. 1 - POLITICS
    8. 2 - LEADERSHIP
    9. 3 - LEADERSHIP AND VALUES
    10. 4 - CITIZENSHIP
    11. 5 - CIVIL SOCIETY
    12. Part II: Philosophy and Theories of Political and Civic Leadership
    13. 6 - LEADERSHIP AS VIRTUE IN CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHY
    14. 7 - THE HERO MYTH
    15. 8 - SOCIAL ORIGINS OF AUTHORITY
    16. 9 - PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
    17. 10 - AUTHORITY
    18. 11 - POLITICAL TRADITIONS: Conservatism, Liberalism, and Republicanism
    19. 12 - POLITICAL TRADITIONS: Left Political Movements and the Politics of Social Justice
    20. 13 - DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
    21. 14 - CONTEMPORARY LEADERSHIP THEORIES
    22. 15 - INTEGRAL LEADERSHIP THEORY
    23. 16 - POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND DISCOURSE THEORY
    24. Part III: Purposes of Political and Civic Leadership
    25. 17 - COMMON GOOD
    26. 18 - JUSTICE AND EQUALITY
    27. 19 - PUBLIC GOODS
    28. 20 - UTOPIA
    29. 21 - PEACE
    30. 22 - WARRANTED HOPE
    31. 23 - LIBERTY AND FREEDOM
    32. 24 - HUMAN RIGHTS
    33. 25 - EMPOWERMENT
    34. 26 - SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
    35. 27 - CRISIS LEADERSHIP
    36. Part IV: The Failure of Politics
    37. 28 - POLITICAL VIOLENCE
    38. 29 - WAR
    39. 30 - CORRUPTION
    40. 31 - TYRANNIES ANCIENT AND MODERN
    41. Part V: The Processes of Political and Civic Leadership
    42. 32 - ELECTIONS AND ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
    43. 33 - POLICY MAKING
    44. 34 - LOBBYING
    45. 35 - ADVOCACY
    46. 36 - CITIZEN ADVOCACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY
    47. 37 - DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY
    48. 38 - POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
    49. 39 - PROTEST AND REVOLUTION
    50. 40 - SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
    51. 41 - FREE SPACES
    52. 42 - COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
    53. 43 - TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
    54. Part VI: The Institutions of Political and Civic Leadership
    55. 44 - MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
    56. 45 - BUREAUCRACY
    57. 46 - POLITICAL PARTIES
    58. 47 - PRESIDENTS AND PRIME MINISTERS
    59. 48 - LEGISLATURES
    60. 49 - MILITARY
    61. 50 - LEGAL SYSTEMS
    62. 51 - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
    63. 52 - VOLUNTARY SECTOR
    64. 53 - PHILANTHROPY
    65. Part VII: The Contexts of Political and Civic Leadership
    66. 54 - POLITICAL CULTURE
    67. 55 - NATIONALISM
    68. 56 - LEADERSHIP CULTURES
    69. 57 - CIVIL RELIGION
    70. 58 - POWER AND PARTICIPATION
    71. 59 - GENDER AND POWER
    72. 60 - IMPERIALISM AND POSTCOLONIALISM
    73. 61 - GENDER AND PUBLIC LEADERSHIP
    74. 62 - RACE
    75. 63 - PUBLIC OPINION AND PUBLIC JUDGMENT
    76. 64 - THE NEWS MEDIA
    77. 65 - GLOBALIZATION
    78. 66 - POLITICAL ECONOMY
    79. 67 - TRUST
    80. 68 - RESPECT
    81. 69 - SOCIAL CAPITAL
    82. Part VIII: The Psychology of Political and Civic Leadership
    83. 70 - PERSONALITY AND LEADERSHIP
    84. 71 - INDIVIDUATION AND ARCHETYPES
    85. 72 - POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AS POLITICS
    86. 73 - TOXIC LEADERSHIP
    87. 74 - ALTRUISM
    88. 75 - PERSONAL ORIGINS OF PUBLIC COMMITMENT
    89. 76 - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
    90. Part IX: The Tasks and Tools of Political and Civic Leadership
    91. 77 - SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER
    92. 78 - ACCOUNTABILITY
    93. 79 - ETHICS
    94. 80 - DECEPTION
    95. 81 - NEGOTIATING
    96. 82 - PRAGMATISM AND COMPROMISE
    97. 83 - INFLUENCE
    98. 84 - SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
    99. 85 - CONFLICT
    100. 86 - CONNECTIVE LEADERSHIP
    101. 87 - GROUPS AND TEAMS
    102. 88 - STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR ADVOCACY
    103. 89 - INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP
    104. 90 - SOCIAL MARKETING
    105. 91 - INTERNET
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    107. 92 - TECHNOLOGY AND GOVERNANCE
    108. 93 - STORYTELLING
    109. 94 - IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT
    110. 95 - SOCIAL NETWORKS
    111. 96 - POPULAR EDUCATION
    112. 97 - BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVOCACY
    113. Part X: The Competencies of Political and Civic Leadership
    114. 98 - LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
    115. 99 - LEADING SELF
    116. 100 - COLLABORATION
    117. 101 - SYSTEMS THINKING
    118. 102 - COMMUNICATION
    119. 103 - LISTENING
    120. 104 - CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
    121. 105 - STRATEGIC THINKING
    122. 106 - SCENARIO PLANNING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
    123. 107 - DECISION MAKING
    124. 108 - THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
    125. 109 - LEADING CHANGE
    126. 110 - THINKING AND LEARNING
    127. 111 - EMOTIONAL AND OTHER INTELLIGENCES
    128. 112 - PRACTICAL WISDOM
    129. 113 - LEVERAGING DIVERSITY
    130. PART XI: DEPICTIONS OF POLITICAL AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP
    131. 114 - FILM IMAGES OF LEADERSHIP
    132. 115 - LEADERSHIP AND SPORT
    133. 116 - BIOGRAPHY AND THE SOCIAL COGNITION OF LEADERSHIP
    134. 117 - LITERATURE AND LEADERSHIP
    135. 118 - THE JOURNEY OF LEADERSHIP
    136. 119 - AESTHETIC LEADERSHIP
    137. 120 - LEADERSHIP, HUMOR, AND SATIRE
    138. Index