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- Title
Blair and Howard: Predominant Prime Ministers Compared.
- Authors
Bennister, Mark
- Abstract
Political leaders matter again. The study of political leaders, particularly prime ministers, has been an under-researched area, yet the leadership discourse is back on the agenda. This article puts prime ministerial predominance into this context using comparative analysis to examine prime ministerial leadership in Australia and the UK and evidence from the tenures of Tony Blair and John Howard. The article contends that similar centralising tendencies, personal projection and autonomy from established structures were evident in the tenures of these two prime ministers. Ultimately, this created dislocation (of varying degrees) between the leaders, followers and the wider electorate.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; AUSTRALIA; BLAIR, Tony, 1953-; HOWARD, John, 1939-; BRITISH politics &; government, 1997-2007; AUSTRALIAN politics &; government, 1945-; POLITICAL leadership; POLITICIANS &; ethics; POLITICAL participation
- Publication
Parliamentary Affairs, 2008, Vol 61, Issue 2, p334
- ISSN
0031-2290
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pa/gsm065