Democratic Leadership in Foreign Affairs

该项目探讨了在国内和国际政治的交叉点上民主领导人的机会和限制。通过比较研究民主领导对外交事务的影响，在？该报告将分析发达民主国家（澳大利亚、联合王国、美国、德国和法国）的民主规范（如透明度、问责制和权利）和民主制度（治理结构、政党、选举周期、媒体）如何影响领导人的外交能力。什么？研究结果将在一系列期刊文章和一本书中发表，并由一家主要学术出版社出版。

This project explores the opportunities and constraints on democratic leaders at the intersection of domestic and international politics. By undertaking a comparative study of the impact of democratic leadership on foreign affairs in ?ve advanced democracies (Australia, the United Kingdom, USA, Germany and France) it will examine how democratic norms (such as transparency, accountability and rights) and democratic institutions (governance structures, parties, electoral cycles, the media) affect leaders’ capacities in foreign affairs. The ?ndings from the research will be published in a series of journal articles and a book with a major academic press.