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Charismatic authority and leadership change: lessons from Cuba's post-Fidel succession
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Abstract When Max Weber introduced the concept of “charismatic authority” into the social sciences, acknowledging its great transformative potential, he stressed its inherent problem of succession. This proposition has been tested in the case of one of the most emblematic charismatic leaders in modern politi... view more
When Max Weber introduced the concept of “charismatic authority” into the social sciences, acknowledging its great transformative potential, he stressed its inherent problem of succession. This proposition has been tested in the case of one of the most emblematic charismatic leaders in modern politics, Cuba's longtime revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. When he fell ill in 2006, conventional wisdom assumed a major crisis of succession to be inevitable. So how was it possible that the Cuban regime was able to stage a gradual and orderly succession? In addressing this question, the article identifies four key ways in which the empirical experience of the post-Fidel succession challenges our theoretical understanding of the link between charismatic authority and political leadership change.... view less
Keywords
Cuba; type of government; presidential system; political leadership; management style; concept; Weber, M.; leadership change; charisma; authority; power; political change; Caribbean Region
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
personelle Nachfolgefragen; Castro, Fidel; Castro, Raúl
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 229-248
Journal
International Political Science Review, 30 (2009) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512109105635
ISSN
1460-373X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
With the permission of the rights owner, this publication is under open access due to a (DFG-/German Research Foundation-funded) national or Alliance license.