Political Leadership

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Strangio
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Political Leadership ◽  
First Century ◽  
Leadership Studies ◽  
Gender And Leadership ◽  
Early Twenty ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Leadership Research ◽  
Research Endeavour

Political leadership has traditionally been a relatively minor subfield in Australian political science, notwithstanding the fact that biography has long been a staple for investigating leaders. In common with other comparable democracies, however, the early twenty-first century has witnessed a surge of activity in leadership studies. This chapter explores this intensified research endeavour, identifies its catalysts, delineates and surveys the major currents of that scholarship, and points out its limitations. Among the currents of recent leadership research the chapter surveys are: the belated emergence of debates on the theme of leadership centralization; the hardy perennials of biography and memoir; theoretical borrowings from United States presidential literature; gender and leadership; and leadership rhetoric.

Introduction

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
American Exceptionalism ◽  
Sociology Of Religion ◽  
First Century ◽  
Present Book ◽  
Early Twenty ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Newspaper Articles

This chapter states the objectives and scope of the present book, and the historical and scholarly context in which it has been written. In the early twenty-first century a flood of books and newspaper articles declared the existence of a ‘God Gap’ between a more ‘religious’ United States and a more ‘secular’ Europe, reflected in politics, as well as in wider cultural differences. American/European differences also became a major issue in the debates between rival schools in the sociology of religion. The chapter outlines the evidence for the alleged ‘Gap’, the explanations offered by sociologists and historians, and the long tradition of writing on ‘American exceptionalism’. It concludes with a summary of the themes to be addressed in the book and the main arguments advanced by the authors.

scholarly journals Quilts: Unfolding personal and public histories in South Africa and the United States

Image & Text ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marsha MacDowell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South Africa ◽  
The United States ◽  
First Century ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Early Twenty ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Private Collections

Quilts and related textiles are a particularly capacious textile medium through which the intersection of materiality and narratives can be explored. There are thousands of extant historical examples to be found in public and private collections, and the "quilt world" of the early twenty-first century is robust and enormous. There are literally millions of individuals around the globe who are involved in some aspect of quilt production, preservation, and study. This article provides a brief overview of quiltmaking and quilt studies in the United States and in South Africa. It draws upon samples of work from both countries to illustrate how, through their needles and their stories, quilt artists provide unique windows into personal and public histories.

Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteenth Point in the Twenty-First Century

2020 ◽  
pp. 16-41
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Knock
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
United Nations ◽  
American Foreign Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
First Century ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Early Twenty ◽  
Twenty First Century

This chapter explores American foreign policy and the country’s global position in the early twenty-first century, and in particular during the presidency of Donald Trump, employing the historical background of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points. Specifically, the chapter discusses the importance of Wilson’s fourteenth point, which emphasizes the need for international cooperation and mutual understanding among nations. It explains why the United States needs internationalism and a strong foreign policy. The chapter concludes by stating the need for America’s involvement with the United Nations, in the midst of Trump’s efforts to separate America from the international community.

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