Patapan's research interests are in democratic theory and practice, political philosophy, political leadership, and comparative constitutionalism. He is a Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University, Australia. John and Haig were awarded the Australian Political Studies Association's Mayer Journal Article Prize for the paper judged to be the best published in the Australian Journal of Political Science in 2010. The award was given to the article, 'The Artless Art: Leadership and the Limits of Democratic Rhetoric' (45:3) which was drawn from a chapter in The Democratic Leader.

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• Acknowledgments ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The Neglected Problem of Democratic Leadership ; 3. Democratic Leadership and the Problem of Legitimacy ; 4. The Moral Dilemma of Democratic Leadership ; 5. Leadership and Democratic Rhetoric ; 6. Leadership in a Constitutional Democracy ; 7. The Bureaucratic Challenge to Democratic Leadership ; 8. Democratic Leadership in Foreign Affairs ; 9. Honour and Democratic Leadership 144 ; 10. Conclusion ; References ; Index

Patapan's research interests are in democratic theory and practice, political philosophy, political leadership, and comparative constitutionalism. He is a Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University, Australia. John and Haig were awarded the Australian Political Studies Association's Mayer Journal Article Prize for the paper judged to be the best published in the Australian Journal of Political Science in 2010. The award was given to the article, 'The Artless Art: Leadership and the Limits of Democratic Rhetoric' (45:3) which was drawn from a chapter in The Democratic Leader.

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• Acknowledgments ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The Neglected Problem of Democratic Leadership ; 3. Democratic Leadership and the Problem of Legitimacy ; 4. The Moral Dilemma of Democratic Leadership ; 5. Leadership and Democratic Rhetoric ; 6. Leadership in a Constitutional Democracy ; 7. The Bureaucratic Challenge to Democratic Leadership ; 8. Democratic Leadership in Foreign Affairs ; 9. Honour and Democratic Leadership 144 ; 10. Conclusion ; References ; Index

Patapan's research interests are in democratic theory and practice, political philosophy, political leadership, and comparative constitutionalism. He is a Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University, Australia. John and Haig were awarded the Australian Political Studies Association's Mayer Journal Article Prize for the paper judged to be the best published in the Australian Journal of Political Science in 2010. The award was given to the article, 'The Artless Art: Leadership and the Limits of Democratic Rhetoric' (45:3) which was drawn from a chapter in The Democratic Leader.

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• Acknowledgments ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The Neglected Problem of Democratic Leadership ; 3. Democratic Leadership and the Problem of Legitimacy ; 4. The Moral Dilemma of Democratic Leadership ; 5. Leadership and Democratic Rhetoric ; 6. Leadership in a Constitutional Democracy ; 7. The Bureaucratic Challenge to Democratic Leadership ; 8. Democratic Leadership in Foreign Affairs ; 9. Honour and Democratic Leadership 144 ; 10. Conclusion ; References ; Index