Leadership Performance and Rhetoric

This book examines both the rhetorical content of contemporary public leadership and the leadership methods pioneered by early English statesman Sir Francis Bacon. In particular, it considers the use of public rhetoric to defend leadership legitimacy in six case studies, drawing on leadership contests in recent Australian political history. The authors map out the complex language of leadership in contemporary politics through chapter-length portraits of the inter-related political rhetoric of prime ministers Rudd, Gillard, Abbott and Turnbull, plus former foreign minister Bob Carr and indigenous leader Noel Pearson. The process is a novel application of leadership analysis derived from the political philosophy of Francis Bacon, who emerges as a founder of the study, and indeed practice, of political and public leadership. The book will appeal to students and scholars across the fields of political science, communication and rhetorical studies, and political history.

Table des matières

Chapter 1 Leadership and Rhetoric.- Chapter 2 Selecting the Case Studies: Six Australian Public Leaders.- Chapter 3 Tony Abbott: An Opposition Leader Not Waiting For Political Office.- Chapter 4 Julia Gillard: Dealing With the Burden of Leadership.- Chapter 5 Bob Carr: Foreign Minister or Secretary of State?.- Chapter 6 Kevin Rudd: Rhetoric and a Royal Commission.- Chapter 7 Noel Pearson: Civil Leadership and Political Rhetoric.- Chapter 8 Malcolm Turnbull: From Hope to Disappointment.- Chapter 9 Conclusion.

Résumé

This book examines both the rhetorical content of contemporary public leadership and the leadership methods pioneered by early English statesman Sir Francis Bacon. In particular, it considers the use of public rhetoric to defend leadership legitimacy in six case studies, drawing on leadership contests in recent Australian political history. The authors map out the complex language of leadership in contemporary politics through chapter-length portraits of the inter-related political rhetoric of prime ministers Rudd, Gillard, Abbott and Turnbull, plus former foreign minister Bob Carr and indigenous leader Noel Pearson. The process is a novel application of leadership analysis derived from the political philosophy of Francis Bacon, who emerges as a founder of the study, and indeed practice, of political and public leadership. The book will appeal to students and scholars across the fields of political science, communication and rhetorical studies, and political history.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Adam B. Masters, John Uhr
• Edition: Springer, Berlin
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 04.08.2018
• EAN: 9783319864723
• ISBN: 978-3-31-986472-3
• Pages: 153
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 9 mm x 210 mm
• Poids: 227 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 153 p. 4 illus.
• Thème: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Systèmes politiques; Kommunikationswissenschaft, C, History: specific events & topics, Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen, Politische Strukturen und Prozesse, Political science & theory, Political History, Political Science and International Studies, Communication Studies, History: specific events and topics, Gender Politics, World Politics, Political science and theory, Political Communication, Political Leadership, Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie, leadership performance and rhetoric, Australian politics, Australian prime ministers, language of political leaders, James Bryce's Modern Democracies