Abstract:Political leadership concerns those who play, in institutions, the decisive roles that determine “who gets what, when, how” (Lasswell, 1936). Power relations – and hence politics – exist in the smallest of groups, and leadership can be studied at every level – from the workgroup to global forums. Some social scientists understand leadership as a necessary social function within group and institutions, while others interpret it in terms of individual characteristics that seed the drive for power and facilitate … Show more
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