The Church of England finds itself colliding with society at large on regular occasion. Has the time come, therefore, where the advantages of being the established church are at last outweighed by the disadvantages? Is there a case for disestablishment, and if so, what might a fresh vision of the church’s relationship with wider society be? Separating the question of establishment, from the question of presence in the community, Jonathan Chaplin argues that the time has come for the ending of privileged constitutional ties between the Church of England the British state. Rather than offering a smaller place for the Church of England within society, he suggests, such a separation would in fact enhance its ability to maintain an embedded presence in local parishes, and allow it the room to speak out about the deeper, bigger challenges which face society today.

A novel, cultural approach to studying mainline denominations. Focusing on each denomination's religious and moral vision--the beliefs, values, symbols, and style that makes it distinct--this book features contributions from a variety of authors, historians, scholars, educators, anthropologists, and liturgists.

Volume 6 of the Leadership Symposia--sponsored by the Department of Admin­istrative Sciences and College of Business Ad­ministration at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale--charts the state of the field of leadership through a judicious mixture of established and emerging scholars. The text is broken into four parts, with each part containing an Introduction by the editors. Part 1 consists of "Leadership and Managerial Behavior as Loosely Coupled Systems for Moving Beyond Establishment Views," by the editors; "The Relevance of Some Studies of Managerial Work and Be­havior to Leadership Research," Rosemary Stewart; "Unstructured, Nonparticipant Ob­servation and the Study of Leaders' Interper­sonal Contacts," Robert S. Bussom, Lars L. Larson, and William M. Vicars; "Leaders on Line," Michael M. Lombardo and Morgan W. McCall, Jr.; and "Various Paths Beyond Es­tablishment Views," Bernard Wilpert. Part 2 contains "Multiplexed Supervision and Leadership," Fred Dansereau, Jr., Joseph A. Alutto, Steven E. Markham, and Mac­Donald Dumas; "A Theory of Leadership Categorization," Robert G. Lord, Roseanne J. Foti, and James S. Phillips; "Leadership Ac­tivation Theory," John E. Sheridan, Jeffrey L. Kerr, and Michael A. Abelson; and "Intensity of Relation, Dyadic-Group Considerations, Cognitive Categorization, and Transforma­tional Leadership," Bernard M. Bass; "Strat­egies for Dealing with Different Processes in Different Contexts," Ian Morley, "A Multi­plexed Response to Bass and Morley," Fred Dansereau, Jr., Joseph A. Alutto, Steven E. Markham, and MacDonald Dumas; and "Properly Categorizing the Commentary," Roseanne J. Foti, Robert G. Lord, and James S. Phillips. Part 3 contains "SYMLOG and Leader­ship Theory," Robert F. Bales and Daniel J. Isenberg; "Toward a Macro-Oriented Model of Leadership: An Odyssey," James G. Hunt and Richard N. Osborn; and "Toward a Par­adigm Shift in the Study of Leadership," Henry J. Tosi, Jr. Essays in part 4 are "If You're Not Serving Bill and Barbara, Then You're Not Serving Leadership," Henry Mintzberg; "Beyond Establishment Leadership Views: An Epilog," by the editors; "Leadership Research and the European Connection: An Epilog," Dian-­Marie Hosking and James G. Hunt; and "Conclusion: The Leadership-Management Controversy Revisited," Schriesheim, Hunt, and Sekaran.

The lifework of a pioneering scholar and leader in Latino studies

A Times Political Book of the Year A Daily Mail Political Book of the Year A Guardian Political Book of the Year An Independent Political Book of the Year Veering from the hilarious to the tragic, Andrew Mitchell's tales from the parliamentary jungle make for one of the most entertaining political memoirs in years. From his prep school years, straight out of Evelyn Waugh, through the Army to Cambridge, the City of London and the Palace of Westminster, Mitchell has passed through a series of British institutions at a time of furious social change – in the process becoming rather more cynical about the Establishment. Here, he brilliantly lifts the lid on its inner workings, from the punctilio of high finance to the dark arts of the government Whips' Office, and reveals how he accidentally started Boris Johnson's political career – an act which rebounded on him spectacularly. Engagingly honest about his ups and downs in politics, Beyond a Fringe is crammed with riotous political anecdotes and irresistible insider gossip from the heart of Westminster.

The changing relationships between science and industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, illustrated by the career of the “father of plastics.” The Belgian-born American chemist, inventor, and entrepreneur Leo Baekeland (1863–1944) is best known for his invention of the first synthetic plastic—his near-namesake Bakelite—which had applications ranging from electrical insulators to Art Deco jewelry. Toward the end of his career, Baekeland was called the “father of plastics”—given credit for the establishment of a sector to which many other researchers, inventors, and firms inside and outside the United States had also made significant contributions. In Beyond Bakelite, Joris Mercelis examines Baekeland's career, using it as a lens through which to view the changing relationships between science and industry on both sides of the Atlantic in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He gives special attention to the intellectual property strategies and scientific entrepreneurship of the period, making clear their relevance to contemporary concerns. Mercelis describes the growth of what he terms the “science-industry nexus” and the developing interdependence of science and industry. After examining Baekeland's emergence as a pragmatic innovator and leader in scientific circles, Mercelis analyzes Baekeland's international and domestic IP strategies and his efforts to reform the US patent system; his dual roles as scientist and industrialist; the importance of theoretical knowledge to the science-industry nexus; and the American Bakelite companies' research and development practices, technically oriented sales approach, and remuneration schemes. Mercelis argues that the expansion and transformation of the science-industry nexus shaped the careers and legacies of Baekeland and many of his contemporaries.

The main purpose of the book is to discuss new trends in the dynamic geography of innovation and argue that in an era of increasing globalization, two trends seem quite dominant: rigid territorial models of innovation, and localized configurations of innovative activities. The book brings together scholars who are working on these topics. Rather than focusing on established concepts and theories, the book aims to question narrow explanations, rigid territorializations, and simplistic policy frameworks; it provides evidence that innovation, while not exclusively dependent on regional contexts, can be influenced by place-specific attributes. The book will bring together new empirical and conceptual work by an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars from areas such as economic geography, innovation studies, and political science. Based on recent discussions surrounding innovation systems of different types, it aims to synthesize state-of-the-art know-how and provide new perspectives on the role of innovation and knowledge creation in the global political economy.