Political Leadership, Nations and Charisma

This book examines charismatic leaders, and the influence of charisma on power, authority and nationalism. Including chapters on Abraham Lincoln, Atatürk, Adolf Hitler, Mussolini, Nasser, Haider and Nelson Mandela, this is a ground-breaking and innovative study that **applies and challenges Max Weber's concept of 'charisma' in the study of leaders and nations.

Auteur

Vivian Ibrahim is Croft Assistant Professor of History and International Studies and holds a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

Margit Wunsch is currently a PhD Candidate at the London School of Economics.

Résumé
This ground-breaking and innovative book examines the influence of charisma on power, authority and nationalism. The authors both apply and challenge Max Weber's concept of 'charisma' and integrate it into a broader discussion of other theoretical models.Using an interdisciplinary approach, leading international scholars draw on a diverse range of cases to analyse charisma in benign and malignant leaderships, as well as the relationship between the cult of the leader, the adulation of the masses and the extension of individual authority beyond sheer power. They discuss idiosyncratic authority and oratory, and they address how political, social and regional variations help explain concepts and policies which helped forge and reformulate nations, national identities and movements. The chapters on particular charismatic leaders cover Abraham Lincoln, Kemal Atatrk, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Gamal Nasser, Jrg Haider and Nelson Mandela. Political Leadership, Nations and Charisma will appeal to readers who are interested in history, sociology, political communication and nationalism studies.

Contenu

1. Introduction: Weber's Concept of Charismatic Domination John Breuilly. Part I: Nations and Charisma
   2. The Charisma of Nations Anthony D. Smith
      3. Charisma and Founding Fatherhood David Martin
         4. National Leadership, National Character and Charisma Hedva Ben-Israel Part II: The Cult of the Leader, The Role of the Masses
            5. Charisma and the Cult of the Hero in Risorgimento Italy Lucy Riall
               6. Abraham Lincoln: The Apotheosis of a Republican Hero Don H. Doyle
                  7. Mussolini and Hitler: Charisma, Regime and National Catastrophe MacGregor Knox
                     8. Nasser and the Charisma of Language Vivian Ibrahim Part III - Charisma in the Present Day
                        9. In the Name of the Father, the Teacher and the Hero: The Atatürk Personality Cult in Turkey Erik-Jan Zürcher
                           10. Talking about Jörg Haider: Enactment of Volksnähe Emo Gotsbachner
                               11. Madiba Magic: Nelson Mandela's Charisma Elleke Boehmer