Case Studies in Political Leadership
Published on 6. May 2025
Book
Hardback
294 pages
978-1-0353-2890-1 (ISBN)
Description
This illuminating book explores a broad range of case studies on political leadership from across the globe. Expert authors analyze examples of leadership ranging from 3,500 BCE to the present day, evaluating ethical and effective aspects of leadership.
Key Features:
A consideration of future challenges pertaining to political leadership
An investigation of how leadership can lead towards both war and peace
Chapters demonstrate both the positive and negative qualities of leadership
26 case studies examine examples of leadership from across the globe, throughout recorded history
Authors emphasize the significant difference between leading effectively in specific situations and being a strong leader overall
Case Studies in Political Leadership is a vital resource for students and scholars of leadership and business management, as well as practitioners and educators in the field of leadership.
Key Features:
A consideration of future challenges pertaining to political leadership
An investigation of how leadership can lead towards both war and peace
Chapters demonstrate both the positive and negative qualities of leadership
26 case studies examine examples of leadership from across the globe, throughout recorded history
Authors emphasize the significant difference between leading effectively in specific situations and being a strong leader overall
Case Studies in Political Leadership is a vital resource for students and scholars of leadership and business management, as well as practitioners and educators in the field of leadership.
Reviews / Votes
'Sadly, books at the airport about leadership can lapse into bromides and happy talk - unsubstantiated pearls of wisdom without linking them to the real world. In contrast, this volume depends on anchoring its analysis in actual events and provides background information as context for what individual leaders will have done or said. This decision to draw from documented incidents happily contributes to the reliability of its conclusions.' -- Nathan Harter, Christopher Newport University, USA 'This series of case studies in political leadership is truly extraordinary. In these troubled times, the lessons from historical leaders, and those who surround and influence them, are important and profound. Reading these profiles in political leadership is a master class in leadership, taught by the topmost scholars in leadership studies. Many national leaders today would benefit from taking such a class.' -- Ronald E. Riggio, Claremont McKenna College, USAMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-2890-1 (9781035328901)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Edited by George R. Goethals, E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professorship in Leadership Studies and Scott T. Allison, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of Richmond, USA
Content
Contents
Preface xiii
PART I UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CASES
1 Retiring becomes him 2
Edward J. Larson
2 The Founding Fathers' politics of humility and restraint 9
Susan Dunn
3 Andrew Jackson and nullification: "Our Union: It must be preserved." 19
George R. Goethals
4 LBJ and the Gulf of Tonkin 29
Bert A. Spector
5 Give us the ballot: the ratification of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 37
Julian Maxwell Hayter
6 Martin Luther King at Birmingham 44
Bert A. Spector
7 The company we keep: exploring presidential leadership through
the lens of McGeorge Bundy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and the Vietnam War 54
Lauren Anstey and James McAllister
8 Watergate, President Nixon, and Representative Butler's dilemma 65
Kenneth P. Ruscio
9 Jimmy Carter and the 1978 Camp David Accords 76
George R. Goethals
10 The determined ones: the collaborative leadership of Hank Adams,
Vine Deloria, Jr., and Billy Frank, Jr. 84
David E. Wilkins
11 Presidential leadership and AIDS 96
Bert A. Spector
12 Ehren Watada and selective conscientious objection 105
Jessica Flanigan
13 Richmond, Virginia's 20-year experiment with "strong mayor"
government 112
Thad Williamson
14 Nancy Pelosi and the Affordable Care Act 122
Daniel J. Palazzolo
15 Stacey Abrams: championing voting rights and transforming
American democracy 134
Crystal L. Hoyt
PART II INTERNATIONAL CASES
16 Hatshepsut the female king 146
Joanne B. Ciulla
17 Thomas More, chancellor 154
Charlotte Tisdale and Peter Kaufman
18 Making the invisible important: invisible leadership and the case of
the Babington Plot 164
Kristin M.S. Bezio and Ana Sofia Martinez
19 The East India Company 177
Kristin M.S. Bezio and Ana Sofia Martinez
20 "I have some rights of memory in this kingdom": Hamlet's
Machiavellian world 189
Michael Harvey
21 A study in leadership contrasts: Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin 199
Jeffrey K. Hass
22 Political leadership and the struggle for Tibet, 1950-1959 209
Javier Hidalgo
23 How a "socialist utopia" became the death cult of Jonestown 220
Dennis Tourish
24 Not a solo act: what Jacinda Ardern's leadership teaches us about
collaboration 231
Suze Wilson
25 Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Kafkaesque hero 242
Leah Tomkins
26 Is there a clumsy solution to the wicked problem of climate change? 254
Keith Grint
Preface xiii
PART I UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CASES
1 Retiring becomes him 2
Edward J. Larson
2 The Founding Fathers' politics of humility and restraint 9
Susan Dunn
3 Andrew Jackson and nullification: "Our Union: It must be preserved." 19
George R. Goethals
4 LBJ and the Gulf of Tonkin 29
Bert A. Spector
5 Give us the ballot: the ratification of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 37
Julian Maxwell Hayter
6 Martin Luther King at Birmingham 44
Bert A. Spector
7 The company we keep: exploring presidential leadership through
the lens of McGeorge Bundy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and the Vietnam War 54
Lauren Anstey and James McAllister
8 Watergate, President Nixon, and Representative Butler's dilemma 65
Kenneth P. Ruscio
9 Jimmy Carter and the 1978 Camp David Accords 76
George R. Goethals
10 The determined ones: the collaborative leadership of Hank Adams,
Vine Deloria, Jr., and Billy Frank, Jr. 84
David E. Wilkins
11 Presidential leadership and AIDS 96
Bert A. Spector
12 Ehren Watada and selective conscientious objection 105
Jessica Flanigan
13 Richmond, Virginia's 20-year experiment with "strong mayor"
government 112
Thad Williamson
14 Nancy Pelosi and the Affordable Care Act 122
Daniel J. Palazzolo
15 Stacey Abrams: championing voting rights and transforming
American democracy 134
Crystal L. Hoyt
PART II INTERNATIONAL CASES
16 Hatshepsut the female king 146
Joanne B. Ciulla
17 Thomas More, chancellor 154
Charlotte Tisdale and Peter Kaufman
18 Making the invisible important: invisible leadership and the case of
the Babington Plot 164
Kristin M.S. Bezio and Ana Sofia Martinez
19 The East India Company 177
Kristin M.S. Bezio and Ana Sofia Martinez
20 "I have some rights of memory in this kingdom": Hamlet's
Machiavellian world 189
Michael Harvey
21 A study in leadership contrasts: Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin 199
Jeffrey K. Hass
22 Political leadership and the struggle for Tibet, 1950-1959 209
Javier Hidalgo
23 How a "socialist utopia" became the death cult of Jonestown 220
Dennis Tourish
24 Not a solo act: what Jacinda Ardern's leadership teaches us about
collaboration 231
Suze Wilson
25 Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Kafkaesque hero 242
Leah Tomkins
26 Is there a clumsy solution to the wicked problem of climate change? 254
Keith Grint