Toward Leader Democracy
1st Edition
Published on 15. January 2012
194 pages
978-1-84331-771-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'[The authors'] clear articulation of what leader democracy entails, and their success at finding the analytic foundations for the study of democratic leaders in the work of Weber and Schumpeter, mean that this book provides the essential theoretical basis for empirical studies.' -Richard Lachmann, 'Sociologia'More details
Series
Edition
1st Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
1,37 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84331-771-5 (9781843317715)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7135/UPO9781843317715
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Persons
Jan Pakulski is Professor of Sociology at the University of Tasmania in Australia.
Andras Koeroesenyi 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.
Andras Koeroesenyi 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.
Content
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
