Researching Power, Elites and Leadership

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-85702-429-9
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 585 g

This exciting new text consolidates the hows and whys of researching powerful people.

Written by a leading authority in the field, this book introduces the reader to a significant area of methodology, and provides a research-based contribution to elite and leadership studies. It offers a truly international perspective that will appeal to those studying and engaging with powerful people in a variety of contexts.

Useful features include:

- A variety of case studies and examples linked to over 1000 sources and resources
- Extensive use of figures throughout the text to illustrate key points
- Templates and models for planning and presentations

The book promotes a practical future-oriented approach to support and inspire academic, professional and civil society researchers at all levels. It introduces new research frameworks and facilitates critical techniques through Critical Process Analysis.

This is a must-have resource and an excellent new addition to the field of elite and leadership studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Führung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

Why Research Powerful People?
Who the Book Is for
Key Concepts
How the Book Was Researched
A Quick Guide to the Book
The Chapters
PART TWO: UNDERSTANDING
Origins

Anthropology
History
Philosophy
Up-System Research
Theory

Power
Elites
Leadership
Populace
Critique
PART THREE: DOING
Literature

Searching
Reviewing
Topics

Planning

Design
Focus
Problematization
Definitions
Access
Integrity
Frameworks

Direct
Indirect
Networks and Systems

Data

Sources
Selection

Testing
PART FOUR: USING

Analysis

Comparison
Causation
Consistency
Contra-Arguments
Common Sense
Critical Process Analysis
Conceptualization
Outcomes
Reporting
Presentation
Influencing Change
Appendices - Tools and Templates for Research Planning
Mapping a case study within a conceptual framework

Linking the elements of a research study

A basic research design
A basic Gantt chart
Achieving focus at, or across, specific levels
Systematic links from topic to data collection
Making distinctions between elite and leadership roles
Explaining the focus of a study
Standard research frameworks
Relating basic questions to frameworks and information sources
Comparing journalistic and academic approaches to access
Instruments to implement power
The structure of a press release
Glossary

Internet Sources
References

Über Autor(innen)

Williams, Christopher
Chris Williams works at the Centre for International Education and Research, University of Birmingham, and was previously with the United Nations University Leadership Academy.