LP-207 Boris Johnson, Donald Trump & the Political Effects of Personalised Party Leadership: An Empirical Comparison
LP-207 One Crisis Two Faces Civic Empowerment Solutions to our Cost of Living Climate Crisis. Evidence Before Power. Accountability Before Ideology. Climate Justice is Cost of Living Justice Research Abstract LP-207 examines the political effects of personalised party leadership through an empirical comparison of Boris Johnson in the United Kingdom and Donald Trump in the United States. It investigates how political leaders’ personal brands, media visibility, electoral mobilisation and direct relationships with supporters can reshape the relationship between individual leaders, political parties and democratic institutions. The comparison identifies important similarities alongside significant constitutional differences. Both Johnson and Trump developed highly personalised political profiles in which their individual identities became prominent components of electoral communication, party mobilisation and public political debate. Their leadership als...