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How can charisma (Max Weber) be used as a political instrument?
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HOW CAN CHARISMA (MAX WEBER) BE USED AS A POLITICAL INSTRUMENT? Charisma is a quality of an individual personality that is considered extraordinary, and followers may consider this quality to be endowed with supernatural, superhuman, or exceptional powers or qualities. Whether such powers actually exist or not is irrelevant - the fact that followers believe that such powers exist is what is important. Charismatic leadership has emerged in all places and in all historical ages. For example, we have the Kwaio 'Big Man' of Melanesia (Sahlins, 1963) compared to the black ghetto in Chicago (Kochman, 1960's). First and foremost, since the task is to define how charisma can be used as a political instrument, it is important to discuss 'functionalism'. Bronislaw Malinowski introduced the concept of Functionalism. It is universal theory and posits that all cultural "traits" are functionally interrelated and form an integrated social whole. In addition,...
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