This timely volume brings together research on leadership and social movements, exploring the psychological and social processes at the intersection of crowd psychology and leadership studies.
Featuring perspectives from around the globe, the book examines collective action, social movements and change, identity construction, repression and power. It includes case studies of leadership and crowd behaviour from various countries, including political rallies in Turkey, the Capitol Assault in the US, aboriginal movements in Australia, identity construction of Tibetans in exile, resistance in Iran, community leadership in Ghana and riots in Greece. Chapters examine the mutual influence between leaders and crowds in the pursuit of social change or stability. The book takes a unique angle to dissect how leadership-followership dynamics evolve during pivotal crowd events and social movements worldwide.
The book is a novel exploration that illustrates how leaders shape the course of history and how crowds, in turn, redefine the landscape of power. It will be highly relevant for academics and students in the fields of social and political psychology, as well as political science, sociology and communication studies. The book will also be of interest to policymakers and activists, and anyone interested in understanding the interplay between leadership and crowds.
Table of Contents
· Chapter 1. Introduction: Towards an Integration of Approaches to Crowds and Leaders
Mete Sefa Uysal, Yasemin Gülsüm Acar, & Sara Vestergren
o Global context, relevance, and contributions of the volume
o Bridging theoretical divides
o Chapters in the volume
· Chapter 2. ‘Le Bon in Exarcheia’: Cultural Pathology in Media Constructions of Political Crowd Action in Greece
Nikos Bozatzis & Evangelos Ntontis
o Introduction
o Crowd theories: The context
o Gustave Le Bon’s theory of crowd psychology
o Gustave Le Bon as a cultural theorist cum orientalist
o Cultural pathology in accounts of Greek (political) crowd action
o The study
o Discussion
· Chapter 3. Tibetan Identities in Exile: The Role of Dalai Lama
Pallavi Ramanathan & Purnima Singh
o Introduction
o The Dalai Lama and Tibetan refugees
o Entrepreneurs of identity
o Nation and national identities
o Methodology
o Method
o Results and analysis
o Discussion and conclusion
· Chapter 4. ‘Green’ and ‘Women, Life Freedom’ Movements in the Islamic Republic: Khamenei’s Speeches, Strategy, and Ideological Foundation for Crisis Management
Tabassom Fanaian
o Introduction: Islamic Republic ‘and’ Iran
o Theory and framework
o Literature review
o Methodology
o Analysis
o Procedure
o Findings: Construction, structure, and foundation
o Discussion
o Conclusion
· Chapter 5. The Role of Historical Narratives in Mobilisation around the Voice Referendum in Australia
Christina Maxwell, Hema Preya Selvanathan, & Olivia Evans
o Introduction
o Historical context and the fight for Indigenous recognition
o Historical narratives
o Leaders of the ‘Yes’ campaign
o Leader of the ‘Progressive No’ campaign
o Comparative analysis of the ‘Yes’ and ‘Progressive No’ campaigns
o The potential effects of historical narratives
o Reflecting on the lessons from the Voice campaigns
o Conclusion
· Chapter 6. Community Leadership in New Obuasi, Ghana: Countering State Impotence with Indigenous Forms of Governance
Gyasiwa Arhin
o Introduction
o Understanding the context of New Obuasi
o The lynching of Major Mahama
o Reason for visiting New Obuasi
o Theoretical background: Legal pluralism, legitimacy, and social norms
o Understanding the norms in New Obuasi
o Legal pluralism: Structure and functions of the New Obuasi community leadership
o Legal culture, consciousness, and mobilisation: An example of how residents of New Obuasi ‘shop’ to solve their issues
o Conclusion
o Positionality
· Chapter 7. Who represents ‘the people’ in 2023 Turkey? The Political Utilisation of Crowds at Political Rallies
Yasemin Uluşahin, Ege Akpınar, Yasemin Gülsüm Acar, Selin Tekin, Mesut Ayvacık, Elif Sandal-Önal, & Meral Gezici-Yalçın
o Conceptual framework
o Crowds and rallies in 2023 Turkey
o Our aims
o Overview of approaches
o A note on reflexivity
o Ethnography
o Analysis of Speeches
o Conclusions
· Chapter 8. The Psychology of Crowds and Leadership in the 2021 Capitol Insurrection
Carina Hoerst, Stephen Reicher, John Drury, S. Alexander Haslam, Fergus Neville, Evangelos Ntontis, & Sara Vestergren
o Introduction
o Understanding crowds and leadership: Two strands of classical crowd psychology
o Crowd behaviour and leadership in contemporary theory
o January 6th – Applying contemporary psychology of crowds and leadership to the event
o Conclusion
· Chapter 9. Conclusion: The future of leadership and crowds in collective mobilisation
Yasemin Gülsüm Acar, Sara Vestergren, & Mete Sefa Uysal
o What have we learned?
o Future directions for research
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