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The Power of Charisma: Investigating the Neglected Citizen–Politician Linkage in Hugo Chávez's Venezuela
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Abstract Charisma has long been considered a powerful tool for leaders worldwide to rise to greatness. Yet we have given less attention to the way in which charismatic leaders develop deep, unmediated emotional bonds with their followers. I propose a compact theory that explains how charismatic attachments f... mehr
Charisma has long been considered a powerful tool for leaders worldwide to rise to greatness. Yet we have given less attention to the way in which charismatic leaders develop deep, unmediated emotional bonds with their followers. I propose a compact theory that explains how charismatic attachments form, overwhelm alternative linkage types, and facilitate the development of powerful and potentially enduring political movements. To illustrate the theory, I turn to Hugo Chávez’s Bolivarian movement in Venezuela. Firstly, the analysis of a 2007 survey from the Latin American Public Opinion Project demonstrates the disproportionate influence of charisma on citizens’ attachments to Bolivarianism relative to competing factors. Next, six original focus groups conducted with Bolivarian followers in 2016 illustrate the mechanisms underlying the followers’ surprisingly resilient loyalty, not only to the leader but also to his overarching movement. The results suggest that affective political attachments can help sustain charismatic movements after their founders disappear.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Venezuela; politische Führung; Charisma; Persönlichkeit; politische Bewegung; öffentliche Meinung; Südamerika
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
comparative politics; citizen-politician linkages; Hugo Chávez; Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP)
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2019
Seitenangabe
S. 298-322
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 11 (2019) 3
ISSN
1868-4890
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)