Ambitious Politicians : The Implications of Career Ambition in Representative Democracy /

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"Research shows that we mistrust people who seem too nakedly ambitious for power. Indeed, Madison warned of the dangers from ambitious politicians. And yet, in the United States, with relatively weak parties, personal ambition for power is almost essential as candidates must create their own ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Öhberg, Patrik (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Congress.
European Parliament.
Representative government and representation.
Legislators > Attitudes.
Comparative government.
Ambition.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Leadership.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
Parlementaires > Europe > Attitudes.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Attitudes.
Gouvernement representatif > Europe.
Gouvernement representatif > États-Unis.
Legislators > Europe > Attitudes.
Legislators > United States > Attitudes.
Representative government and representation > Europe.
Representative government and representation > United States.
United States.
Europe.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Are There Ambitious Politicians among Us?; 2. Political Ambition Theory; 3. Are There MPs Who Aspire to High Positions?; 4. Which MPs Aspire to High Positions?; 5. Are There MPs with Real Career Ambitions?; 6. Are Ambitious MPs Successful?; 7. Is Sweden Different?; 8. Ambition in Representative Democracy; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

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