Entrepreneurship in the Polis
Understanding Political Entrepreneurship
Inga Narbutaité Aflaki author Evangelia Petridou author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:13th Feb '15
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Dynamics of entrepreneurship have attracted growing attention from scholars of political science, policy studies, public administration and planning, as well as more recently, from the realms of international relations and foreign policy analysis. Under the banner of political entrepreneurship, this volume considers and maps out conceptual approaches to the study of entrepreneurship drawn from these fields, discusses synergies, envisages new analytical tools and offers contemporary empirical case studies, illustrating the diverse political contexts in which entrepreneurship takes place in the polis. Drawing upon an international cast of senior academics and cutting edge young researchers, the volume takes a closer look at key aspects of political entrepreneurship, such as, defining political entrepreneurs, how it relates to change, decision-making and strategies, organizational arrangements, institutional rules, varying contexts and future research agendas. By highlighting the political aspects of entrepreneurship, the volume presents new exciting opportunities for understanding entrepreneurial activities at regional, national and international levels. The volume will be of particular relevance to scholars and students of political science, policy studies, public administration, planning, international relations and business studies as well as practitioners interested in the nexus and utility of entrepreneurship in the modern-day political world.
’With contributions from established and emerging scholars, this volume meets all the requirements of research excellence. It is original, devising a concise model for explaining the role of political entrepreneurship in policy change as well as factors that potentially influence political entrepreneurship. This study is also rigorous, covering, in some depth, domestic and foreign policy case study topics ranging from stem cell research to the pre-emptive strike of the US against Iraq. Above all, this is a significant book offering fresh insights into political entrepreneurship and the relationship between agency and structure. I cannot recommend this volume highly enough.’ Gordon Cumming, Cardiff University, UK ’In this path-breaking work, three scholars, Inga Narbutaité Aflaki, Evangelia Petridou and Lee Miles, revive the important and often forgotten concept of political entrepreneurship, and apply the concept to a broader political context. Taking a comparative approach, the authors utilize political entrepreneurship to better understand policy change, exploring various outcomes of entrepreneurial actions and strategies. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in political leadership, public policy, and comparative leadership. The authors do a great job defining the concept of political entrepreneurship and showing its relevancy in the twenty-first century.’ José de Arimatéia da Cruz, Armstrong State University, USA
ISBN: 9781472423979
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 620g
248 pages