Abstract
This paper is a qualitative study on Benazir Bhutto‟s “Reconciliation” and whether she can be
assessed by her book as a transformational leader. Due to a dearth of formal leadership study of
Eastern Muslim political leaders as well as their writings, this paper analyzes one such popular
democratic leader. As transformational leadership has been of particular importance to
researchers in recent years, this study has used Bass‟s analysis of Parameshwar‟s 2006 study as
a premise of the paper. Four aspects of transformational leadership namely as leaders
developing „transcendental higher purposes and went beyond the ordinary by 1) exposing
unresolved, disturbing human rights problems, 2) untangling false interpretations of the world; 3)
breaking out of conventional solutions; and 4) making use of transcendental metaphors, have
been used. The construct of Bhutto, challenging prevailing norms and notions of democracy,
democratization and extremism in existence both within the Muslim world and the West has been
reviewed keeping in mind the leadership premise.
Naheed P Malbari, Dr Javaid Laghari. (2010) A Study of Transformational Leadership in Bhutto’s Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West, Journal of Independent Studies and Research-Management, Social Sciences and Economics, Volume-08, Issue-2.
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