Abstract

GARCIA NUNEZ DEL ARCO, Carmen. Conciencia política y liderazgo. liber. [online]. 2006, vol.12, n.12, pp.93-100. ISSN 1729-4827.

It is done a general inspection of the Political Psychology as a specialized frame of the present Scientific Psychology, its aims and reaches as well as its levels or perspectives (Montero, 1999); locating the subject of the political conscience as key aspect in the leadership development. In such sense, the antecedents of this construct are presented in reference to the socio-emotional competences that allow their adaptive manifestation, as well as their effects and implications like the social ability for the practice of a transforming leadership. (Burns, 1978; Bennis, 1993); it is so necessary at the present time in the handling of organizations and social groups since the same is essential in the effective leader’s behavior, as it is sustained in this contribution throughout the analysis of diverse approaches in the contribution for the construction of a wider range of definitions about the political leadership.

Keywords : Political psychology; political conscience; leadership; adaptive behavior; influence; models of leadership.

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