Cities and Spaces of Leadership A Geographical Perspective [Hardcover]

Cities and Spaces of Leadership investigates the interaction between leadership, leaders and spaces at various levels. It analyzes how spaces and places influence leaders and leadership, as well as how the presence, distribution, action, and concentration of leaders in spaces contribute to their transformation.Cristina D'Alessandro and Frannie L?autier investigate the interaction between leaders and the various spaces and places in which they work and live. Rooting their work in a critical understanding of the global contemporary world, they combine human geography and leadership theories throughout the book. Referring to the trajectories of global leaders, Cities and Spaces of Leadership is a unique and unprecedented achievement that should be read by geographers, leaders, and academics concerned by contemporary social, political and economic dynamics.

Introduction
1. Leaders and Leadership in a Globalized World
2. Spaces and Scales of Leadership
3. Leadership, Spirals and Trajectories
4. Spaces of Leadership: the Weight of Location and Leadership Density in Spaces
5. Leadership Capacity of Spaces
6. Spatial Networks: Connecting Spaces through Leaders
7. Geographical Knowledge as an Important Part of Leaders' Background
8. Spatial and Temporal Issues and the Role of Moments
9. Conclusions

This is a truly original contribution to political geography. D'Alessandro and L?autier have brought together two literatures  leadership studies and human geography  to provide a fresh take on agency and context. The key contribution is to show how the career trajectories of 15 Asian and African leaders are influenced by a plethora of spatial factors covering combinations of place, scale, and connections. This very concrete approach to studying political process is a timely challenge to more conventional approaches to understanding relations between space and power. - Pl“µ