Persons and Offices. The Transformation of Political Personhood into Office

• In Event: Political Equality, Representation, and Agency

Brief Overview

This paper argues for a comparative genealogical and historical study of how strong leadership gets consolidated by the formation of political, rather than constitutional, offices: Caesars, Vicars, Governors, Regents, or Presidents.

Author

• Zoltán Balázs, Corvinus University of Budapest