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Koncept političkog stila operacionalizovan u analizi političkog liderstva u Srbiji
Concept of Political Style Operationalized in the Analysis of Political Leadership in Serbia

Author(s): Predrag Pavlićević
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Comparative politics
Published by: Centar za unapređivanje pravnih studija
Keywords: style; political style; style of political leadership; types of leadership political styles; political power; the Republic of Serbia

Summary/Abstract: This paper gives an indication of the modalities of meanings in category of political style and its use in the theory of politics – including theoretical thought in Serbia, as a basis for presentation of key elements of the author’s concept of political style as operationalized in the analysis of political leadership in Serbia, as well as analyses of its achievements and limitations. The author’s concept of the style of political leaders constitutes a unity of thinking, values and action aspects – through identification of key attributes that are related to the way of acting leader. The paper contributes to the epistemological method by defining the concept of style of political leadership, and since this concept is defined through several aspects, that is, through the key concepts of the theory of politics, category apparatus is outlined that specifies the meaning of the dimensions of political style. The paper also outlines methodological foundations for defining political typology of political styles appropriate to the specific context of actions of political leaders in Serbia.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 214-228
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Serbian