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by Adel Safty
Written by Adel Safty, Permanent UNESCO Chair in International Leadership and President of the Global Leadership Forum. A political scientist, Dr. Safty reviews the primary philosophers of democratic theory and the democratic revolutions in various parts of the world through the 1990s, putting forth the argument that democracy can thrive in various cultures and that the quality of leadership--and therefore leadership education--is crucial.
Leadership and Democracy by Adel Safty
2004. 368 pages.
Price: $24.00
ISBN 0-9701984-4-2
Item # 58-0505
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Table of Contents
Preface by Prince Hassan Bin Talal
Introduction
1. Democratisation and Governance
2. Governance
3. Democracy: Concepts, Proponents and Critics
4. The Founding of American Democracy
5. The English Democracy's Response to Revolution
6. Democracy: Restrained, Challenged and Justified
7. Democracy and Soci-Cultural Values
8. Different Roads to Democracy in Southern Europe
9. The March of Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe
10. The Socio-Cultural Context and Democratisation in Africa
11. The Cultural and Geo-political Context of Democratisation in the Arab World and the Middle East
12. Asian Values, Colonial Legacy, and Democratisation in Asia
13. Cultural Heritage, Liberation, and Democratisation in Latin America and the Caribbean
14. Leadership and Democracy
15. Promoting Democratisation and Good Governance
16. Promoting Democratic Values in Global Governance
17. Conclusions
Afterword by Linda A. Chisholm
Appendix: Cairo World Declaration on Democracy
What educators are saying about Leadership and Democracy:
"Adel Safty's approach to democracy and governance is comprehensive and inclusive. It should be required reading for everyone interested in leadership, governance, and democracy."
-- Harriet Fulbright, the Fulbright Commission
"Adel Safty's latest book on democracy and leadership is laudable and praiseworthy because it connects peace, democracy, and development on the one hand, and underlines the urgent need for leadership on the other. It thus makes a most important contribution to the field."
-- Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary General of the United Nations
"Adel Safty is to be congratulated for writing about such a vital subject. Successful democracy depends upon a matrix of sound institutions, justice, human rights, freedom of information, freedom of association, independent and responsible media, transparency, an inclusive franchise, flourishing civil society and more. But above all, it depends upon the indispensible tension between strong visionary and principled leadership and effective accountability."
-- Lord Frank Judd, The Council of Europe
"It is to be hoped that studies such as Dr. Safty's will not only be read and understood, but will also be acted upon to help implement positive change."
-- Prince Hassan bin Talal, President of the Club of Rome
