ISBN:
9783030793456
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (156 pages)
Series Statement:
The Palgrave Kets de Vries Library
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
658.4092
Keywords:
Leadership-Psychological aspects
;
Followership-Psychological aspects
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- About the Author -- Introduction -- The Dadaesque World We Live In -- 1: The Dark Cloud of Crowds -- The Siren Song of Populists -- Populism -- Crowd Psychology -- The Selfish Herd -- Mimicry -- Psychological Explanations -- Dissolving the Conscience -- The Sycophant Effects -- 2: Let's Install Leaders for Life -- A "Swiftian" Proposal -- Time-Limited Leaders Akin to "Post Turtles" -- Absolute Power Is Kind of Neat -- A Glorious History of "Leaders for Life"-Caesar, Napoleon, Ceaușescu, and Hitler -- Mugabe and Mobutu-Also Making Their Countries "Great Again" -- Turkmenbashi of Turkmenistan- A Narcissistic Visionary -- Kim Jong-un-Our Ultimate Role Model -- The Democratic Delusion -- Creative Election Strategies -- Managed Elections -- The Need for a Coup -- The Proxy President Innovation -- Beyond Term Limits -- The Nepotistic, Kleptocratic Imperative -- Cultivating Nepotism and a Mafia-Like Inner Core -- Money Talks-Virtue of Paying People Off -- Media and Culture Management -- In Praise of Stability -- Democracy-Worst Form of Government, Except for All the Others -- 3: The Little Drum Boy or the Rise and Fall of a Flawed Leader -- Once Upon a Time -- The Quest -- Pugna Ego Cogito Ergo Sum: I Fight Therefore I Am -- A Father's Education -- The Making of a Man Without Qualities -- The Basic Psychological Architecture -- The Finishing Touches -- Feeling Alone While Playing to the Crowd -- A Damaged Leader's Character Armor -- Looking Out for Number One -- The Autocratic Imperative -- Paranoid Thinking -- A Master of Factoids -- Anger Management -- Driving Other People Crazy -- What Persona? -- Running for King -- Cleaning the Swamp -- The King of Drumlandia -- Living in an Echo Chamber -- Paranoia Being the Disease of Kings -- Hubris Comes Before the Fall -- Gotterdämmerung -- 4: A Strange Tale of Hatred.
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