Statecraft and the Assessment of National Political Leaders: The Case of New Labour and Tony Blair

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 534-555

  Buller, Jim ^a   James, Toby S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Political leaders; Prime ministers; Statecraft; Tony Blair

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEADERSHIP; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84867641109     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2011.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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