Democracy Paradox Caitlin Andrews-Lee on Charismatic Movements and Personalist Leaders
Charismatic leaders who are intent on governing solely using their charismatic authority and subverting other things to their personal power are inherently bad for democracy and inherently illiberal. They're anti-pluralist. They don't want to share their power with others even within their own movement or their own party. They don't tolerate dissent.
Caitlin Andrews-Lee
A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com or a short review of The Emergence and Revival of Charismatic Movements: Argentine Peronism and Venezuelan Chavismo here.
Caitlin Andrews-Lee is an Assistant Professor in Ryerson University’s Department of Politics and Public Administration. She is the author of the book, The Emergence and Revival of Charismatic Movements: Argentine Peronism and Venezuelan Chavismo.
Key Highlights
- A profile on Juan Perón, the prototypical charismatic leader
- Why has Peronism survived its founder?
- Why do the anointed successors of charismatic leaders fail?
- How do new personalist leaders arise out of charismatic movements?
- Is Donald Trump a harbinger of future charismatic leaders or was he an historical aberration?
Key Links
The Emergence and Revival of Charismatic Movements: Argentine Peronism and Venezuelan Chavismo by Caitlin Andrews-Lee
Learn more about Caitlin Andrews-Lee at www.caitlinandrewslee.com
Follow Caitlin Andrews-Lee on Twitter @caitlineandrews
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