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Cuban Exceptionalism and Leader Succession: The End of Charismatic Authority in Cuba.
- Source :
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International Journal of Cuban Studies . Summer2023, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-18. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17563461
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Cuban Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164067007
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.13169/intejcubastud.15.1.0071