How power changes hands: transition and succession in government

How power changes hands: transition and succession in government

Hart, Paul T.
Uhr, John

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How can we strengthen the capacity of governments and parties to manage arrivals and departures at the top? Democracy requires reliable processes for the transfer of power from one generation of leaders to the next. This book introduces new analytical frameworks and presents the latest empirical evidence from comparative political research. PAUL 'T HART Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University and Professor of Public Administration at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He is a core faculty member of the Australian New Zealand School of Government as well as of the Netherlands School of Government. His recent booksinclude 'Governing After Crisis' (2008), 'Dispersed Democratic Leadership' (2009), 'The Real World of EU Accountability' (2010). JOHN UHR Professor of Public Policy in the Crawford School of Economics and Government at the AustralianNational University, Canberra, Australia. He also directs the Parliamentary Studies Centre at the ANU. His recent books include 'Terms of Trust ('2005) and'Public Leadership' (2008, co-edited with Paul 't Hart.). INDICE: Power Transitions and Leadership Successions in Government; 'P.'t Hart' & 'J.Uhr' - PART I: UNDERSTANDING TRANSITIONS - Ruling Elite Transitionsin Australia and the United States; 'J.Higley' & 'J.Pakulski' - Managers or Messiahs? Prime Ministerial Leadership and the Transition to Government; 'J.Walter' - Establishing Prime Ministerial Leadership Style in Opposition; 'W.Errington' - Bicameralism and the Dynamics of Contested Transitions; 'J.Uhr', 'S.Bach' & 'L.Massicotte' - Westminster Norms and Caretaker Conventions: Australianand New Zealand Transition Debates; 'M.Simms' - PART II: UNDERSTANDING SUCCESSIONS - Seeking and Keeping the Hot Seat: a Comparative Analysis of Party Leader Successions; 'M.Laing '& 'P.'t Hart' - Holding Party Leaders to Account: the Westminster Cases; 'W.Cross' & 'A.Blais' - The Firing Line: When and Why do Prime Ministers Fire Ministerial Colleagues?;' K.Dowding' & 'E.McLeay' - PowerConsolidation in Leadership Change Contexts: a Social Identity Perspective; 'E.SubaE!ic' & 'K.J.Reynolds' - Building Trust at the Beginning of a New Leadership Role: the Role of Learning and Collaboration; 'P.Atkins - ''The Tideless Pond that Seemed Waiting for Me': the Afterlife of Australian Prime Ministers;'P.Strangio' - How Power Changes Hands: Concluding Reflections; 'P.'t Hart '&'J.Uhr' -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-24296-8
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 272
  • Fecha Publicación: 28/01/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Desconocido