ABSTRACT
The purpose of this chapter is to engage in a more nuanced analysis of the ways in which charismatic leaders use in- and out-group identity constructs as paradigms to shape their followers’ cognitive perceptions and mobilise them towards collective action. To facilitate this, Chapter 3 develops a multidisciplinary theory of identity within which the charismatic leader’s potential role in the followership’s identity construction and mobilisation is analysed. Chapter 4 builds on this chapter to explore how charismatic leaders leverage the charismatic collective’s in-group and Other identity paradigms to drive their radicalisation towards commitment, mobilisation and action. Ultimately, the theories of identity and radicalisation are interdependent and conceptually reinforce the framework of charismatic leadership in Chapter 2.
