Charismatic Leadership and Social Movements: The Revolutionary Power of Ordinary Men and Women

Published by Berghahn Books 2012

Charismatic Leadership and Social Movements

The Revolutionary Power of Ordinary Men and Women

Edited by: Jan Willem Stutje

Volume 19 in the series International Studies in Social History

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780857453303

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About this book

Much of the writing on charisma focuses on specific traits associated with exceptional leaders, a practice that has broadened the concept of charisma to such an extent that it loses its distinctiveness – and therefore its utility. More particularly, the concept’s relevance to the study of social movements has not moved beyond generalizations. The contributors to this volume renew the debate on charismatic leadership from a historical perspective and seek to illuminate the concept’s relevance to the study of social movements. The case studies here include such leaders as Mahatma Gandhi; the architect of apartheid, Daniel F. Malan; the heroine of the Spanish Civil War, Dolores Ibarruri (la pasionaria); and Mao Zedong. These charismatic leaders were not just professional politicians or administrators, but sustained a strong symbiotic relationship with their followers, one that stimulated devotion to the leader and created a real group identity.

Author / Editor information

Jan Willem Stutje is a research fellow at The Institute of Biography at the University of Groningen. From 2001–05, he was a fellow at the International Institute of Social History and at the Free University of Brussels. He is the author of several biographies including Ernest Mandel: A Rebel’s Dream Deferred (Verso 2009).

Reviews

“This volume’s strength lies in its broad range of historical case studies combined with a robust collection of essays addressing conceptual and theoretical aspects of charismatic leadership” · Anthropological Notebooks

“This is an interesting and stimulating collection of articles which, taken together, cover both conceptional/theoretical and empirical aspects of the role and features of charisma in general, and charisma in social movements in particular. The range of case studies is impressive.” · Dieter Rucht, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialwissenschaft (WZB)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction: Historiographical and Theoretical Aspects of Weber’s Concept of Charismatic Leadership Jan Willem Stutje Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. The Charismatic Family
1 A New Kind of Force: Examining Charisma in the Light of Gandhi’s Moral Authority Dilip Simeon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
2 An Unlikely Charismatic Leader: D.F. Malan in a Weberian Light Lindie Koorts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
3 Bearded, Attractive and Beloved: The Charisma of Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis (1846–1919) Jan Willem Stutje Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
4 Errico Malatesta and Charismatic Leadership Carl Levy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
5 Pasionaria: A Case of Charisma through Representation Juan Avilés Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
6 Mao Zedong: Charismatic Leadership and the Contradictions of Socialist Revolution Arif Dirlik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
II. Charismatic Observations
7 Charismatic Leaders, Political Religion and Social Movements: Western Europe at the End of the Nineteenth Century Henk Te Velde Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
8 ‘Je ne sais quoi’: Some Reflections on the Study of Charisma Marc Reynebeau Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
9 Incendiary Personalities: Uncommon Comments on Charisma in Social Movements Thomas Welskopp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 212
Keywords: History: 20th Century to Present; Sociology

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Published: August 1, 2012
ISBN: 9780857453303