Leadership and transformative ambition in international relations / Mark A. Menaldo, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Texas A & M International University, USA
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Realism and ambition: Otto von Bismarck reconsidered; 2. The strategic perspective of leadership: ambition as political survival; 3. Personality and political ambition; 4. Transformational leadership: a theoretical critique; 5. Aristotle's idea of magnanimity and transformative ambition; 6. Pericles' transformative ambition (1): regime politics and character; 7. Pericles' transformative ambition (2): democracy, empire, and the Peloponnesian War; Conclusion; References; Index
Summary
This enriching book explores a theoretical gap in international relations and the role of leader ambition. It presents the idea that some leaders transcend political constraints and as a result, they fundamentally reshape their domestic polity while introducing change to the international system. Mark Menaldo revisits what is a fundamental question in the study of international politics: the role of statesmanship in foreign affairs. He critiques prevailing realist, rational choice, and personality theories of international relations for conceiving of leadership too narrowly. This book introduc
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185) and index
