Discourse, politics and women as global leaders

1. Discourse, politics and women (by Wilson, John); 2. Discursive Features of Leadership; 3. Chapter 1. "Why can't a woman be more like a man?": Margaret Thatcher and the discourse of leadership (by Irwin, Anthea); 4. Chapter 2. Breaking the glass & keeping the ceiling: Women presidents' discursive practices in Latin America (by Cortes-Conde, Florencia); 5. Chapter 3. Under fire: Pronominal use and leadership in the discourse of Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (by Millar, Sharon); 6. Discourse, Media and Power; 7. Chapter 4. Twitter as political discourse: The case of Sarah Palin (by Davies, Catherine Evans); 8. Chapter 5. Gender and political discourse in Tunisia (by Kammoun, Raoudha); 9. Chapter 6. Julia Gillard: A murderous rage (by Appleby, Roslyn); 10. Chapter 7. Women in politics and the media: The discursive construction of collaboration for female leadership in Cameroon (by Atanga, Lilian Lem); 11. Leadership, Identity and the Public; 12. Chapter 8. "Thank you for heckling me": Hillary Rodham Clinton's discursive management of her public persona, her political message and the "Iron my shirt!" hecklers in the 2008 presidential election campaign (by Sheldon, Amy); 13. Chapter 9. Governors debating: The role of situational, discourse and transportable identities (by Adams, Karen L.); 14. Chapter 10. Discourses of female leaders in postcolonial Hong Kong (by Feng, Wei); 15. Styling the Leader; 16. Chapter 11. Governing in the gendered structure of power: The media discourse on Angela Merkel and her power-driven leadership style* (by Lunenborg, Margreth); 17. Chapter 12. The ball is in the women's court: The portrayal of finnish women as political leaders in newspapers (by Makela, Johanna); 18. Chapter 13. Ellen Johnson sirleaf: Media's "Ma Ellen" or the "Iron lady" of West Africa? Textual discourse & Brand of leader (by Jones, Lennie M.); 19. Conclusion: Women as political leaders: What now? (by Wilson, John); 20. About the authors