Abstrakt: | One of the fundamental issues raised in the study of political leadership is to seek
determinants of becoming a political leader. Presented article shows a detailed analysis and
the statement of the traditional and contemporary approaches to the process of the emergence
of political leadership, organizing research considerations into four trends: the
personal, situational, relational and reactive. The last suggestion is the author proposal.
Political leader creates own role in interactions with the needs and expectations of potential
voters, and modifies the current process of adapting to any changes in these needs and
expectations. To a large extent, political leader is treated as a product, for which the fundamental
task is to find consumers who “buy it”. Its crystallization is done indirectly, mainly
through the media.
This combination approach also shows the evolution of the research in this area and
emphasizes the relevance of changes with regard to the socio-political environment. |