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Leadership and Change in Asia-Pacific: Where Does Political Will Come From?
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Abstract We introduce this thematic issue by exploring the role of leadership in social and political change. In current times, the importance of leadership and choice has proved as important as ever. Leadership is often the critical variable separating success or failure, legitimacy and sustainability or co... view more
We introduce this thematic issue by exploring the role of leadership in social and political change. In current times, the importance of leadership and choice has proved as important as ever. Leadership is often the critical variable separating success or failure, legitimacy and sustainability or collapse. This thematic issue explores a range of in-depth case studies across the Asia-Pacific region that help illustrate the critical elements of leadership. Collectively they demonstrate that leadership is best understood as a collective process involving motivated agents overcoming barriers to cooperation to form coalitions that have enough power, legitimacy and influence to transform institutions. Five themes emerge from the thematic issue as a whole: leadership is political; the centrality of gender relations; the need for a more critical localism; scalar politics; and the importance of understanding informal processes of leadership and social change.... view less
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Asia-Pacific region; China; Covid-19; Fiji; India; Indonesia; Papua New Guinea; Solomon Islands; developmental leadership; political will
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 131-135
Journal
Politics and Governance, 8 (2020) 4
Issue topic
Leadership and Political Change in Asia-Pacific
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Published Version; reviewed