The Leadership Capital Index

This volume provides a conceptual framework to measure and evaluate the fluctuating nature of the 'leadership capital' of political leaders.

Dr Mark Bennister is a Reader in Politics at Canterbury Christ Church University. He has published articles and chapters in various journals and edited books on political leadership, prime ministerial power, political oratory and British and Australian politics. He was Principal Investigator (2015-16) on a Nuffield Foundation funded project investigating 'Prime Ministerial Accountability to Parliament'. He is co-convenor of the PSA Political Leadership Specialist Group and co-convenor of the ECPR Standing Group on Elites and Political Leadership.
Ben Worthy is a Lecturer in Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London. His specialisms include political leadership and government transparency. He has written on contemporary political leadership, has co-developed the Leadership Capital Index and is co-creator of the Measuring Leadership blog. He is also co-convenor of the PSA political leadership group.
Paul 't Hart is Professor of Public Administration at Utrecht University and the Netherlands School of Public Administration. He is also a core faculty member of the Australia New Zealand School of Government. He has published widely on public leadership, crisis management, public policy and political psychology. He is currently leading a ERC-funded study into successful public governance.