Leadership and Global Governance: The International Leadership SeriesUniversal-Publishers, 2003 - 360 pages A number of distinguished international figures discuss the leadership challenges facing the international community with reference to globalisation, the United Nations, peaceful resolution of disputes, public policy in the United States and elsewhere. They address these issues from their own cultural perspectives ranging from South Africa, the United States, to Japan the Middle East and Latin America, within the context of leadership challenges that they personally experienced. Contributors: Oscar Arias, Hassan Bin Talal, George Bush, Jimmy Carter, Harlan Cleveland, Alvaro De Soto, Jan Egeland, Paul Findley, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Mikhail Gorbachev, Harriet Mayor-Fulbright, Yukio Matsuyama, Shimon Peres, Adel Safty, Cornelio Sommaruga, and Desmond Tutu. |
Contents
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On Leadership | 110 |
Leadership and Culture | 116 |
Leadership Development | 128 |
Leadership and Power in a Democracy | 133 |
The Case of Japan | 146 |
Leadership and Conflict Prevention | 156 |
Leadership and Humanitarian Challenges | 186 |
Globalisation Development and Leadership | 198 |
American Leadership and the Prevention of Deadly Conflict | 209 |
The United Nations and Peaceful Resolution of Disputes | 232 |
On NonViolent Leadership | 249 |
Searching For Peace | 289 |
A New Age for Peace and Security in the Middle East | 311 |
Peace Facilitation in the Middle East Central America and the Balkans | 322 |
To Govern is to Educate | 165 |
Challenges for Emerging Leaders from the South | 176 |
Global Leadership for Peace Development and Democratization | 337 |
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