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Wicked Leadership in Film offers a novel theory of how leaders can contend with so-called “wicked problems,” a class of important, entrenched, and far-reaching political and social challenges (such as climate change or mental illness) that resist ordinary policies and problem solving. Bruce Peabody’s relational theory is built on two central claims. First, it holds that we cannot confront wicked problems without understanding how they relate to other leadership challenges such as confronting crises or managing relatively routine decisions. Second, the model contends that our leaders’ approach to wicked problems must be understood through their ongoing cooperative or antagonistic relationship with the existing political order—a status that shapes their authority and overall, the potential for success. Besides its original argument about wicked leadership, this book provides a distinct method for testing this theory: by studying a series of cinematic case studies ranging from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

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Introduction
Chapter One: Understanding Wicked Problems
Chapter Two: A Relational Theory of Wicked Leadership
Chapter Three: Creative Destruction: Reconstructive Wicked Leadership
Chapter Four: Walking the Line: Orthodox-Innovators and Wicked Problems
Chapter Five: Loyal Representatives of Failure: Disjunctive Wicked Leaders
Chapter Six: Gadflies and Rebels: Wicked Problems and the Politics of Preemption
Conclusion

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Published Jun 25 2024
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Pages 166
ISBN 9781793653901
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 1 Table
Series Politics, Literature, & Film
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Bruce Peabody

Bruce Peabody is a professor of Government and Law…

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