Intro; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter I; Leadership; The Power of Words; Populism; Consultation and Collective Reasoning; Death and Love for Public Office; Solemnity and Dignity; Chapter II; The Purpose of Politics; Justice; On Legitimacy; Obedience and Social Contract; Consultation and Collective Reasoning; The Common Good and the Public Interest; Realist-Idealist Politics; On Justice; Ethics; Chapter III; Development and Urbanization; Compromise and Dialogue; Balcony Speeches and Empathy; Raison D'etat Versus the Rule of Law; Nationalism and Domesticism
Civil-Military RelationsFighting FETÖ; Turkey-EU Relations; Foreign Policy; Youth and Women; Secularism; Afterword; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has dominated the country's politics for more than two decades. To answer the question how one man was able to remain popular for such a long period of time, it is necessary to understand his leadership secrets. In Political Leadership and Erdoğan, former cabinet minister and long-time Erdoğan aide Yalçın Akdoğan provides valuable insights into the Turkish president's leadership profile and explains how he relates to centuries-old theories of leadership in Turkish and Islamic thought. This book is appropriate for political scientists, international relati
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-220) and index
Notes
In English; translated from the original Turkish by Doğan Eşkinat
