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World Political Innovators brings together over 200 biographies of some of the most important political figures of the twentieth century. These leaders, who have dedicated their lives to the betterment of their country, helped define the landscape of politics today. From the famous to the infamous, the study of these leaders help students and researchers gain a new point of reference to these influential individuals and the ideas they sought to promote through their political career.

Politicians --- Heads of state --- World politics

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Heads of state --- Heads of state. --- Stalin, Joseph, --- 1925-1953. --- Soviet Union --- Soviet Union. --- History

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One of the most crucial and formidable fixtures in contemporary politics, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has held control of the European Union and successfully negotiated with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The author weaves together Merkel's personal story with the vivid history of post-World War II Germany, with research relying on original German sources and archives that have never been made available in English.

MERKEL, ANGELA, 1954 --- BIOGRAPHY --- HEADS OF STATE--GERMANY--BIOGRAPHY

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How do presidential candidates in new democracies choose their campaign strategies, and what strategies do they adopt? In contrast to the claim that campaigns around the world are becoming more similar to one another, Taylor Boas argues that new democracies are likely to develop nationally specific approaches to electioneering through a process called success contagion. The theory of success contagion holds that the first elected president to complete a successful term in office establishes a national model of campaign strategy that other candidates will adopt in the future. He develops this argument for the cases of Chile, Brazil, and Peru, drawing on interviews with campaign strategists and content analysis of candidates' television advertising from the 1980s through 2011. The author concludes by testing the argument in ten other new democracies around the world, demonstrating substantial support for the theory.

Presidents --- Elections --- Democracy --- Presidency --- Heads of state --- Executive power --- Election. --- Latin America --- Politics and government

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Revolutionaries --- Heads of state --- Statesmen --- Communism --- Trotsky, Leon, - 1879-1940 --- Stalin, Joseph, - 1878-1953 --- Soviet Union --- Soviet Union