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Лидерството през фокуса на Политическата психология: Съвременни подходи
Leadership in the Focus of Political Psychology: Contemporary Approaches

Author(s): Ilina Nacheva
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology
Published by: Институт за изследване на населението и човека - Българска академия на науките
Keywords: Leadership; political psychology; approach.

Summary/Abstract: The article presents an overview of current approaches to the topic of leadership from positions of Political psychology. The content of publications on the subject in two international specialized media – Journal of Political Psychology and Journal of Social and Political Psychology – in the period January 2013- August 2016 is analysed. Analysis shows dominance of theories of social identity and approaches related to social cognition. Understanding of Leadership expanded traditional definitions and has included a wider range of actors from the political and public life. The impact of the context, the process of perception and the role of followers / voters are among the topics that provoke greatest interest for researchers, which is reflected in the ideas for “personalization of politics” and the “active follower.”

  • Issue Year: 19/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 85-97
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Bulgarian