Leadership and Uncertainty Management in Politics: Leaders, Followers and Constraints in Western Democracies

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-13
Is Senatorial Leadership even possible? The Deadlock of the American Upper Chamber....Pages 14-31
The Office-Holder: John Boehner as Speaker of the US House of Representatives....Pages 32-50
Tony Blair’s Leadership Style in Foreign Policy: Hubris without Constraints?....Pages 51-64
From Dewar to Salmond: The Scottish First Ministers and the Establishment of their Leadership....Pages 65-81
Political leadership and the instrumentalization of the media: General de Gaulle between politics and the military (1958–1962)....Pages 82-92
Silvio’s Party....Pages 93-110
Leader of my Heart! Use of Twitter by Leaders’ Partners during Election Campaigns....Pages 111-126
Leadership and the European Debate from Margaret Thatcher to John Major....Pages 127-140
The Temptation of Populism in David Cameron’s Leadership Style....Pages 141-156
Leadership Elections and Democracy in the British Labour Party....Pages 157-178
The (Seeming) Power of (Seemingly) Leaderless Organizations: The Tea Party Movement as a Case Study....Pages 179-200
Petra Kelly: Charismatic Leadership in the German Peace Movement and Early Green Party....Pages 201-216
Erika Steinbach: The Last Charismatic Representative of the Expellees?....Pages 217-229
Edward Heath: The Failed Leadership of an Uninspiring Leader....Pages 230-248
When the President is not really the Boss: The Mysterious Case of Ronald Reagan’s Presidential Leadership....Pages 249-266
Conclusion....Pages 267-272
Back Matter....Pages 273-284