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Performing Power: Leadership Style, Charisma, and Authority in Personalized Politics

Elites
Political Leadership
Competence
P397
Elites and Political Leadership in the Digital Age: Disruption, Transformation, and Democratic Futures

Building: Institute of the Middle and Far East, Floor: 1, Room: 1.05

Thursday 11:15 - 13:00 CEST (10/09/2026)

Abstract

Political leadership is increasingly defined not by institutional roles alone but by the performance of power — through rhetoric, self-presentation, and charismatic appeal. This panel investigates how leadership style shapes political authority in an era of personalized politics.

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