The Case for Khadr: Why Failed Repatriation Means Failed Leadership for Stephen Harper

Authors

  • Lora Hamilton Dalhousie University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5931/djim.v7i2.71

Keywords:

Omar Khadr, Stephen Harper, stewardship, responsible leadership, Management without Borders

Abstract

Abstract: This paper uses the Syncretic Steward framework to evaluate Stephen Harper’s actions in regards to Omar Khadr, the Canadian detained by American forces in Guantanamo Bay.  By applying appropriate metaphors to translate this framework from a managerial to a political sphere, I conclude that Harper has failed to demonstrate responsible leadership or to promote stewardship in the case of Omar Khadr.

Author Biography

Lora Hamilton, Dalhousie University

About the Author: Lora Hamilton is currently enrolled in her first year of the Masters of Library and Information Sciences at Dalhousie, and holds a BMus (Hons.) from Wilfrid Laurier University.  She is interested in how management theories can be extended to evaluate political actions.  This paper was originally written for the Management without Borders course in the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie.

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