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Revising the Leadership Paradigm in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Study of Community‐Based Leadership
Author(s) -
Haruna Peter Fuseini
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2009.02043.x
Subject(s) - historicity (philosophy) , sociology , leadership style , shared leadership , leadership , public relations , political science , environmental ethics , social psychology , psychology , politics , law , philosophy
Much of the discourse on leadership in sub‐Saharan Africa emphasizes leader characteristics, skills, styles, and behaviors, while ignoring the relationships, interactions, practical judgments, and unique contexts that make up leadership in everyday cultural community life. This essay argues that the focus on individual leaders hardly reflects leadership as practice in African communities. An alternative, pragmatic view based on unique historicity and cultural community norms is proposed, one that has a chance of fostering social change and institutional transformation.