Political Leadership and the Problem of the Charismatic Power Author(s): Carl J. Friedrich Source: The Journal of Politics‚ Vol. 23‚ No. 1‚ (Feb.‚ 1961)‚ pp. 3-24 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Southern Political Science Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2127069 Accessed: 04/08/2008 17:34 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp
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Political parties are one of the earliest available and visible institutions in a democracy. A political party is an association of people who come together on a common platform with the objective of contesting elections. Political parties have three components-leaders‚ active members and followers. One main function of political parties are to contest election‚ put forward policies and programmes‚ make laws‚ form a government‚ perform role of opposition‚ share public opinion and undertake welfare
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Politics is a game in the true spirit. It has two or more parties contesting each other‚ each being equally dedicated to win. Each maintains a team‚ whether close knit or not may be circumstantial‚ and has a lot in stake. Like any other game it has not only the player taking interest but also a large audience to watch its every minute movement‚ cheer its wins and boo its losses. It has its own set of supporters‚ who may however be divided on their favourites from the team. Any game requires a balance
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Ancient‚ medieval and early modern * Hammurabi (died c. 1750 BCE) * Confucius (551-479 BCE) * Socrates (470-399 BCE) * Mozi (470-390 BCE) * Xenophon (427-355 BCE) * Plato (427-347 BCE) * Diogenes of Sinope (412-323 BCE) * Aeschines (389-314 BCE) * Aristotle (384-322 BCE) * Mencius (372-289 BCE) * Chanakya (350-283 BCE) * Xun Zi (310-237 BCE) * Thiruvalluvar (c. 200 BCE-c. 30 BCE) * Han Feizi (?-233 BCE) * Cicero (106-43 BCE) * Pliny the Younger (63-113 CE) * Saint
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Political Power Many political philosophers would argue that political science is nothing more than the study of political decision-making and how it affects the daily lives of the populous. Politically‚ having the ability to influence others is a very strong power that beckons responsibility. In order to obtain this‚ one must be able to convince others that what is being requested or instructed is being done in the best interest of the person and populous‚ in the name of the common good. Political
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POLI0094 Political Participation: Why and How? 1st Semester‚ 2010-11 Term Paper From Twitter Revolution to Internet Censorship in China – a discussion on the Internet and political participation Introduction Politics could be defined very broadly as the adjustment efforts of humans attempting to coexist in an interdependent relationship. In defining a political system‚ we refer it to a system which is a persistent pattern of human relationships that involves‚ to a significant extent‚ power‚
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corruption 2) Sporadic (individual) corruption 3) Political (grand) corruption 4) Petty corruption 5) Legal and moral corruption It is necessary for us to first identify the causes of corruption. It is in its various forms such as bribery‚ nepotism‚ extortion has penetrated deep into the vitals of our social system and destroy the moral fiber of our society. It has also become an integral part of our administration‚ social and political culture. Not only law paid government and private
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COSATU General Secretary‚ Zwelinzima Vavi’s‚ Keynote Address to the COSATU International Policy Conference 16 May 2012 COSATU NOBs‚ Members of the COSATU CEC‚ Leaders of Alliance partners‚ Distinguished International guests‚ Esteemed delegates and Comrades‚ Allow me to convey special greetings from the leadership of the federation and its structures. We are gathered here today to soberly reflect on the changing global balance of class forces and imperative of how best to reposition the federation
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POLITICAL ISLAM IN THE ERA OF NEOLIBERALISM The main topics The post-Islamist Turn (Asef Bayat) The relationship between the urban dispossessed and radical Islam (Asef Bayat) Understanding of political Islam from a historical materialist perspective (the debate between Amin and Tariq Amin-Khan) “What is post-Islamsim”: First of all‚ it should be clarified at the very beginning that the categories “Islamism” and “post-Islamism” serve primarily as theoretical constructs to signify change‚ difference
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through the abortion process tend to have higher health risks in life and have a harder time having kids in the future. Beliefs: Yes‚ the abortion procedure might be risky and cause many health risks‚ but at times it may be the only choice. My political party recognizes the different beliefs that people may have‚ so therefore it doesn’t pick a side. No I am not stating that I am for abortion‚ but I am not against it either. Sometimes life can be really tough on us‚ and leave us with abortion as
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