Twilight of the Patriarch: Charismatic Presidentialism and Charismatic Routinisation in Kazakhstan
By Rico Isaacs This post was originally published in Presidential Power and is available here Nursultan Nazarbayev’s enduring presidency in Kazakhstan (25 years and counting) has been defined by what Max Weber would have understood as charismatic authority.[i] The presidency is dominated by his personal authority and the belief in the unique qualities and special attributes of Nazarbayev himself…