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At this event, jointly hosted by the Centre for International Studies and the Faculty of Law, Karen J. Alter (Professor of Political Science and Law, Northwestern University) discussed her new book The New Terrain of International Law: Courts, Politics, Rights.
Speakers: Mark Philp (University of Warwick), John Dunn (University of Cambridge), Joanna Innes (University of Oxford), Jon Mee (University of York), David Hine (University of Oxford), Oscar Cox Jensen (Kings College London), and Elizabeth Frazer (University of Oxford)
This event on 22 April 2014 was a celebration and critical evaluation of thework of Mark Philp.
This event on 22 April 2014 was a celebration and critical evaluation of thework of Mark Philp.
Within authoritarian regimes, a more collective leadership is a lesser evil compared with personal dictatorship where cultivation of the myth of the strong leader is often a prelude to oppression and carnage. Within democracies, although ‘strong leaders’ are seldom as strong or independent as they purport to be, the idea that one person is entitled to take the big decisions is dangerous nonetheless, and the advantages of a collegial style of leadership are too often overlooked.
