384 research outputs found
Leadership - prestige - charisma
No full textThe article's aim is to describe the formation of political leadership. While focusing on such concepts as acquired prestige, personal prestige, and charisma the author distinguishes different types of leadership (extraordinary leadership, natural leadership and charismatic leadership). Drawing on the concepts presented in the article the author analyzes the formation of prestige and charisma in Polish politicians
A Critique of Ignored Followers of Charisma in the Book Sociology of National Charisma: The Collapse of Social Structures and the Emergence of Charisma
No full textThe Sociology of National Charisma is a book by Majid Fouladian that analyzes the collapse of social structures and the rise of national charisma. The author uses a historical structural method to study the structural changes on the eve of the two constitutional revolutions and the Islamic Revolution and concludes that in the Qajar period, the construction of social networks prevented the formation of comprehensive solidarity. Considering such construction, it seemed unlikely the emergence of national charisma, but at the end of the Pahlavi regime, due to the collapse of the traditional structure and the emergence of social crises in a society that had reached a level of national cohesion, and with the emergence of ideology based on society culture, it became possible to form a national society and national charisma. In this article, we intended to review the book The Sociology of National Charisma in the framework of integrated analysis (structure-agent). The results show that Fooladian does not explain the relationship and role of followers in the emergence of charisma. In fact, the author merely explains the structures and their effect on the emergence of charisma, and ignores the agency of charisma followers in the emergence of charisma
Taking the Charisma Out: Teaching as Facilitation
No full textThe author provides a personal account of his transition from attempting to use charisma to transmit knowledge to students to removing it so that students can themselves experience knowledge as a basis for learning. Consistent with inquiry-based democratic pedagogy, the author demonstrates how he became more a facilitator of learning than its transmitter. He shows how putting charisma into unscheduled classroom inquiry rather than into the teacher’s delivery can produce knowledge collectively and concurrently co-constructed in service of action
Taking the charisma out: Teaching as facilitation
No full textThe author provides a personal account of his transition from attempting to use charisma to transmit knowl-edge to students to removing it so that students can themselves experience knowledge as a basis for learning. Consistent with inquiry-based democratic pedagogy, the author demonstrates how he became more a facilita-tor of learning than its transmitter. He shows how putting charisma into unscheduled classroom inquiry rather than into the teacher’s delivery can produce knowledge collectively and concurrently co-constructed in service of action
Ernst Kantorowicz’s Synthronos: New Perspectives on Medieval Charisma
No full textIn this text, the author analyzes the notion of charisma that appears implicitly in the medieval political theology of Ernst H. Kantorowicz. The text to be analyzed is Synthronos, a manuscript from 1951 on the iconography of the sharing-throne between gods and kings, which the author was unable to publish before he died. The notion of charisma is surveyed in St. Paul’s theology of grace and Max Weber’s sociology of dominion in order to find a third way to broaden the definition of charisma. Finally, a new perspective is proposed, based on literary and artistic representations, along with visual rhetoric, as driving forces of the ruler’s gifts
Dying for charisma: Leaders' inspirational appeal increases post-mortem
No full textThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Elsevier via the DOI in this record.In the present research, we shed light on the nature and origins of charisma by examining changes in a person's perceived charisma that follow their death. We propose that death is an event that will strengthen the connection between the leader and the group they belong to, which in turn will increase perceptions of leaders' charisma. In Study 1, results from an experimental study show that a scientist who is believed to be dead is regarded as more charismatic than the same scientist believed to be alive. Moreover, this effect was accounted for by people's perceptions that the dead scientist's fate is more strongly connected with the fate of the groups that they represent. In Study 2, a large-scale archival analysis of Heads of States who died in office in the 21st century shows that the proportion of published news items about Heads of State that include references to charisma increases significantly after their death. These results suggest that charisma is, at least in part, a social inference that increases after death. Moreover, they suggest that social influence and inspiration can be understood as products of people's capacity to embody valued social groups.This research was supported by a grant (FL110100199) from the Australian Research Council awarded to the third author
STIGMA AND CHARISMA
No full textAutor tematizira važnost karizmatske vlasti u tradicionalnim društvima, napose u tzv. prijelomnim vremenima. Max Weber prvi je sociolog koji se sustavno bavio pojmom karizme i karizmatske vlasti u kontekstu tematiziranja problema legitimne političke vlasti. Karizma je osobina neke ličnosti zbog koje ona vrijedi kao iznimna, i zahvaljujući tome njezini je sljedbenici smatraju obdarenom natprirodnim ili nadljudskim moćima ili osobinama ne svakom dostupnim. Takva se osoba smatra bogomdanom ili uzornom i stoga tretira kao vođa. Autor upućuje na vezu stigme i karizme u studiji njemačkoga sociologa Wolfganga Lippa, te polazi od njegovih uvida pokušavajući rasvijetliti tu vezu na Tuđmanovu primjeru. Kako se u jednoj ličnosti u određenim povijesnim okolnostima spajaju stigma i karizma, pojačavajući konačno djelovanje u službi određenih povijesnih pokreta? U svakom društvu u prijelomnim povijesnim situacijama, kad se smjenjuju političke paradigme, kad nastaje kaos u glavama ljudi, stigma i karizma mogu biti točke kristalizacije novog uporišta, novog identiteta. U takvim se okolnostima moraju odrediti vanjske i unutarnje granice između “ovih” i “onih”, “nas” i “njih”. Te granice (etničke, konfesionalne i državne) iznova se potvrđuju slavljenjem vođe, izbacivanjem “nepoželjnih” za koje se, po ideologijskom samorazumijevanju, “zna” tko su (npr. Židovi, Romi, Hrvati, Srbi). U ratnim je okolnostima emocionalna komponenta osobito izražena. Velik se dio stanovništva identificira s karizmatikom. Stvar je, u tom kontekstu, ponosa, primjerice, biti Hrvatom. No, to je tek površina. A na površini je tek puka ideologija za neuk puk kojim se manipulira. Ispod površine se, međutim, vode ekonomsko-političke borbe, borbe za preraspodjelu moći, između ostaloga, eliminacijom konkurencije na temelju etničkih etiketa. Kad stigma postane “ubojitim oružjem” nekoga političkog pokreta, onda su efekti nepredvidivi. I stigma i karizma nerijetko okončavaju u najstrašnijem zlu. Upravo su zbivanja na prostoru bivše Jugoslavije tijekom devedesetih godina 20. stoljeća za to bjelodan primjer.The author analyses the importance of charismatic authority in traditional societies, especially during the so-called watershed times. Max Weber was the first sociologist to explore the concept of charisma and charismatic authority within the context of legitimate political authority. Charisma is a quality of a person because of which they are deemed exceptional and due to which their followers consider them possessed of some rare supernatural and superhuman powers or traits. Such a person is thought of as God-given or laudable and is consequently looked up to as a leader. The author points to the link between stigma and charisma in the study by the German sociologist Wolfgang Lipp. Using his insights as the starting point, the author tries to illustrate his thesis by means of Tuđman’s case. How do stigma and charisma under certain historical circumstances merge in one person, enhancing the final impact on certain historical movements? In every society in watershed periods, when one political paradigm replaces another, when people get confused, stigma and charisma may be the focal points of a new fulcrum, a new identity. Under such circumstances, one must delineate both the outer and the inner boundaries between “these” and “those”, “us” and “them”. These boundaries (ethnic, confessional and national) are time and again confirmed through the glorification the leader and ostracizing “the undesirables” (it is ideologically self-evident who they are, e.g. Jews, Romanies, Croats, Serbs). In wartime, the emotional component is particularly pronounced. The bulk of the population identifies with the charismatic paragon. In such a context, it is a point of pride to be, for example, a Croat. However, this is only perfunctory, a mere ideology for the ignorant and manipulated populace. Under the surface, however, economic/political battles are raging, struggle for the redistribution of power by means of, among other things, getting rid of the competition by ethnic labelling. When stigma becomes a “lethal weapon” of a political movement, the consequences are unpredictable. Both stigma and charisma not infrequently end up in monstrosities. The events on the territory of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s are an obvious example
Dark-side of Charisma: Elements of Irresponsible Management
No full textElements and concepts, and relations between them, of “bad” charisma are
rather ambiguous, deserving closer examination. The aim of this paper is to construct a
conceptual framework for several empirical studies on charisma. The means for better
leadership are searched. This paper draws upon earlier research by the author as well
as upon published works of other researchers. The study can be classifi ed as qualitative
conceptual study. The nature of the research is explorative. The base for empirical studies
are built. The study offers new information about the relation between charisma, good
leadership, commitment, and follower-behavior - especially from the perspective of darkside
of charisma. This paper paves the way for better leadership in organizations. A set of
advices are given in the end of the paper.peerReviewe
The charisma code: communicating in a language beyond words
No full textThe Charisma Code offers a wealth of tools for resolving conflict, inspiring engagement, and changing culture." Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos.com THE ERA OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP IS HERE. While we know the next big innovations will spring from global culture, it's not always clear how to join this planet-without-borders conversation. The Charisma Code is a handbook for connecting across cultures. The best connectors are the biggest influencers, and those who influence culture change the world. The key is unleashing your inner soul forceyour charismato attract, connect, engage and bring value to your relationships. In her barrier-breaking book, cultural anthropologist, Robin Sol Lieberman, reveals how anyone can tap the language beyond words to build bridges, open doors, or start revolutions. As Marianne Williamson, author of A Return to Love, says, The Charisma Code unlocks some best-kept secrets regarding living and leading from a power within us all." The Charisma Code inspires readers to choose courage over comfort, compassion over ignorance, and freedom over fear. Charisma helps communicate who you arethe most engaging tool you can use when inviting others on your ride!
Becoming a God: Max Weber and the social construction of charisma
No full text© The Author(s) 2014. This article seeks to demonstrate that implicit within Weber’s writings on charisma are tools that can enable a processual, social constructionist understanding of charismatic formation. A corollary of this point is that Weber’s writings represent an historically crucial turning point in the progression from a Carlylian idea of leaders as inherently powerful to a non-essentialist, sociological perspective, and that Weber’s inspiration for this progression is best understood not through reference to his nineteenth-century forbearers in the social sciences, but rather in his contrast with the very few theological writers (namely Rudolph Sohm and the writers of the New Testament) who actually had employed charisma as a term prior to Weber’s famous appropriation of it. A reinterpretation and retranslation of Weber’s writings on charisma that gives priority to the social constructionist elements in his thought can provide tools for navigating through many of the interpretational controversies that have plagued charisma research.link_to_subscribed_fulltex
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