The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives
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Political Executives Have Been At The Centre Of Public And Scholarly Attention Long Before The Inception Of Modern Political Science. In The Contemporary World, Political Executives Have Come To Dominate The Political Stage In Many Democratic And Autocratic Regimes. The Oxford Handbook Of Political Executives Marks The Definitive Reference Work In This Field. Edited And Written By A Team Of Word-class Scholars, It Combines Substantive Stocktaking With Setting New Agendas For The Next Generation Of Political Executive Research.
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THE THESIS
This volume investigates the evolving role, power, and institutional influence of political executives within both democratic and autocratic regimes. Edited by a distinguished team of scholars including Ferdinand Müller-Rommel and Robert Elgie, the text synthesizes existing research while establishing a framework for future inquiry into executive leadership. It provides a comprehensive analysis of how these figures dominate contemporary political landscapes across diverse global systems.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Comparative analysis of executive power across democratic and autocratic systems
- Theoretical frameworks for understanding executive-legislative relations
- Historical evolution of executive authority in modern political science
- Methodological approaches for studying political leadership
Scope Limits
- Does not provide a singular prescriptive model for effective governance
- Does not focus on the biographies of specific individual leaders
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts identify this work as a foundational reference for students and researchers of political science. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the breadth of the scholarly contributions included in the volume.
Page Count:
728
Publication Date:
2020-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0192536915
ISBN-13:
9780192536914
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Public Administration
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Political Theory
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