Democratic Leadership: How democracy shapes, constrains and empowers its leaders

更深刻地理解民主国家赋予其领导人的权力和施加的限制，使我们能够认识到在民主政治中什么是可能的，什么是不可能的。它鼓励人们更微妙地认识到领导力的繁重要求，谈判理想主义和愤世嫉俗的实用主义的极端，这些极端往往会破坏人们对政治和政客的信心。它使人们更深入地了解如何在国内和国际上维持和改进民主机构和做法。澳大利亚致力于该地区的民主化，这使得转型国家所需的领导类型的问题变得更加紧迫。

A more profound understanding of the authority conferred, and limits imposed, by democracies on their leaders allows us to recognize what is, and is not, possible in democratic politics. It encourages a more subtle appreciation of the onerous demands of leadership, negotiating the extremes of idealism and cynical pragmatism that so often undermine confidence in politics and politicians. It gives greater insight into how democratic institutions and practices can be sustained and improved upon, both domestically, and internationally. Australia's commitment to democratisation in the region makes even more pressing the question of the type of leadership necessary in transitional states.