Research indicates leadership is an important discipline in political studies. However, leadership has received little attention within political science scholarship. Theorists attribute this neglect to perplexities of political leadership which is often in conflict with tenets of liberal democratic ethos. As a result, the concept of political leadership and the character of the political leader remain understudied. The current study utilizes conceptual framework analysis method to identify political leadership's central concepts and themes which form the theoretical framework. The current study was conducted by examining literature covering social, cultural, and psychological facets of political leadership. Ensuing concepts were then used to map out a conceptual framework for political leadership. The findings reveal behavior is a cause of political leadership outcomes. Additionally, the study shows personality traits, leadership style, motivation, and stress tolerance are central concepts to the behavior of the leader, and define leadership outcomes within a political setting. Finally, further studies into the interconnectivities of the central concepts will deepen the understanding of the phenomena.
The article seeks to show the presence of false dilemmas (FDs) in political leadership discussions. In some areas of the political leadership debate, arguments are made from two opposing positions. When issues are presented from two dissenting viewpoints, essential alternatives are removed from the discussion. The paper utilizes narrative literature by relying on secondary data for the analysis and argues that some dichotomies in political leadership discussion, such as cause-effect, nature-nurture, and politics-administration could be false. The paper concludes that there is a need for further debate to address these FDs to advance the political leadership discussion.
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