Devolution and Brexit. Political leadership and narrative creation in the light of leadership democracy Cover Image

Devolúció és Brexit – Politikai vezetés és történetalkotás a vezérdemokrácia tükrében
Devolution and Brexit. Political leadership and narrative creation in the light of leadership democracy

Author(s): Botond Gergely Árpási
Subject(s): Governance, Government/Political systems, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: MTA Politikai Tudományi Intézete
Keywords: political leadership; leader(ship) democracy; narrative creation; Brexit; devolution

Summary/Abstract: Political leaders create narratives about their actions and leadership: a narrative created by the leader aims to function as a comprehensive framework not just to present the need for a policy measure or decision, but to convince the electorate via the narrative about the correctness of the leader’s politics. narrative creation has at least three important functions: firstly, the leader’s interpretation of the situation, vision, and political community becomes familiar by examining the stories; secondly, it has a legitimacy function, since the leader aims to persuade the electorate about the exactness of his/her interpretation and the need for and validity of a decision; and thirdly, it functions as a way in which the leader tries to gain the ability to mobilise and integrate followers.

  • Issue Year: XXVII/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 102-129
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Hungarian