Problems of political transition in Ukraine: leadership failure and democratic consolidation

Democratisation and consolidation of a political system encompass a range of complex challenges, for which effective leadership is pivotal. However, the skills that a leader requires to break through and introduce change are not necessarily the same as those needed to maintain stability. This article examines the case of Viktor Yushchenko as president of Ukraine following the Orange Revolution. The negotiated transfer of power from the previous semi-authoritarian regime rendered consolidation difficult by limiting opportunities for a complete break. Within the residual ‘grey area’, a number of actors continued to participate and create tension. The regime that emerged was characterised by political infighting and instability, leading to the defeat of candidates associated with the Orange Revolution in the 2010 presidential elections. This article argues that the inability to move towards a consolidated democratic political system was due to the failure of the transitional leader, rather than the political and institutional configuration.     

Collaborative Leadership in the Arts as a Unique Form of Dual Leadership

This article examines dual leadership in Australian performing arts companies, reflected in the respective roles of artistic directors and general managers. Our findings challenge assumptions underpinning much of the literature on dual leadership; in particular, the assumption that conflict is inevitable between the two leaders. In our research, we identified dual leadership relationships that might more accurately be described as instances of collaborative leadership. We suggest that one explanation for this presence of collaborative leadership may be that the study found similarities in both leaders’ passion for the arts, often reflected in a shared background in an arts practice.     

浅论工会领导艺术及特点

工会领导者在履行职责过程中,面对工会工作复杂局面,不仅要掌握工会工作方法,还必须掌握相应的领导艺术,以达到事半功倍的突出效果。工会领导艺术具有创造性、灵活性、适度性、随机性、说服性等特点,认识和掌握这些特点,可以使工会领导者在工作实践中,不断提高其领导水平,更好地实现工会领导目标。     

西方公共部门领导力研究述评

自公共部门领导力的概念提出以来,西方公共部门领导力研究经历了从起步到停滞再到繁荣的发展过程。本文通过对比同时期公共部门领导力研究领域与主流领导力研究领域之间的不同发展状况,详细分析了西方公共部门领导力研究的发展脉络及现状,并提出了该领域未来主要的研究方向。     

新领导力——古代领导力与现代领导力比较研究

现代领导力是古代领导力的继承,但不是复制,它与古代领导力有本质的区别。通过对中国古代领导力与现代领导力的比较研究,可以为我们对现代领导力的内容及其提升提供新的理解。     

试论中国共产党在转型期农村基层自治发展中的政治功能

农村市场经济的发展带来乡村生活的巨大变化,乡土利益的重新配置以及乡村社会分层化、利益多元化、生活方式多样化促使农村经济社会的转型,基层自治作为农村基层治理模式和乡村民主政治制度日益呈现出新的态势和特点。基层自治作为党领导人民在基层扩大民主、实现民主管理而构建起的基本政治结构,它应当适应农村市场化的变革和转型,在转型期继...     

论两个“民主集中制”及二者的关系

中国共产党的党建理论中的“民主集中制”概念有两个层面的含义,一个是作为组织原则、组织制度的民主集中制,一个是作为领导方法、工作方法的民主集中制,前者是后者的前提和基础,后者是前者的补充和延伸,二者相辅相成,相得益彰;前者是俄国共产党人列宁的创造,后者是中国共产党人的贡献。     

试论新型干部学院办学环境优化——以中国井冈山干部学院为例

任何一个组织都面临对其环境的依赖与利用改造的辩证关系。体现开放式办学理念的新型干部学院要处理其与环境的关系,即优化办学环境。本文应用管理学的相关理论,结合中国井冈山干部学院的具体实践,对新型干部学院的环境要素构成与基本优化途径进行了梳理和探讨,并总结了优化办学环境的几点启示。     

Conditions for gender equality in police leadership – making way for senior police women

This paper aims to analyse and discuss conditions for gender equality in police leadership. This is done by interviewing 28 sworn police leaders in Sweden, and using a doing gender perspective for analyses. The results show that women and, to a greater extent, men in police leadership do gender traditionally. Explanations for the lack of female leaders and strategies for increasing the number of female leaders are shown to either focus on women as individuals (mostly men) or organisational structure and culture (mostly women). Further, strategies to reach gender equality goals are critically examined. These could be used to create concrete diversity and equality work within police and other organisations. Whether or not quantitative gender equality work (raising the number of females in leadership positions) can create changes in qualitative gender equality (the learning of new norms to change experiences of inclusion and exclusion in relation to gender) is discussed.