Cuban exceptionalism and leader succession: The end of charismatic authority in cuba
Cuban exceptionalism and leader succession: The end of charismatic authority in cuba
This article investigates the leadership succession in Cuba from Fidel Castro, who was widely perceived as a highly charismatic leader, to his younger brother Raúl Castro and then to the civilian President Miguel Díaz-Canel. This leadership succession provides us with an interesting and unusual case study of a successful transfer of authority from one type of leader to another. We examine the narratives of Cuban people through 32 semi-structured interviews, allowing us to draw insights into the Cuban people s views of their leaders and the leadership succession. We identify themes that may explain how a crisis-free succession was possible, despite Weberian arguments that this was highly unlikely to occur.
Charisma, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, charismatic leadership, critical perspectives, succession, transformational leadership
71-88
Baden, Denise
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Prakasam, Naveena
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Wilkinson, Stephen
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31 May 2023
Baden, Denise
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Prakasam, Naveena
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Wilkinson, Stephen
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Baden, Denise, Prakasam, Naveena and Wilkinson, Stephen
(2023)
Cuban exceptionalism and leader succession: The end of charismatic authority in cuba.
International Journal of Cuban Studies, 15 (1), .
(doi:10.13169/intejcubastud.15.1.007).
Abstract
This article investigates the leadership succession in Cuba from Fidel Castro, who was widely perceived as a highly charismatic leader, to his younger brother Raúl Castro and then to the civilian President Miguel Díaz-Canel. This leadership succession provides us with an interesting and unusual case study of a successful transfer of authority from one type of leader to another. We examine the narratives of Cuban people through 32 semi-structured interviews, allowing us to draw insights into the Cuban people s views of their leaders and the leadership succession. We identify themes that may explain how a crisis-free succession was possible, despite Weberian arguments that this was highly unlikely to occur.
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Charisma, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, charismatic leadership, critical perspectives, succession, transformational leadership
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