Democracy in the Era of Charismatic Politics in India and the Philippines Talk delivered to audiences in Canberra, Perth, and Melbourne during a book promotion tour, November 26-December 10, 2019. Followers accept the power of charismatic authority because they are drawn to the leader’s personal qualities. Joseph E. Estrada (1998-2001) Aside from Ramon Magsaysay, Joseph “Erap” Ejercito Estrada captivated the country by being known as a “man for the masses.” As the name implies, traditional authority is power that is rooted in traditional, or long-standing, beliefs and practices of a society. Duterte’s campaign to rid the Philippines of drug users and pushers through extrajudicial executions elicited shock even among the most hardened observers. Ramos was also able to rally the nation under his vision of Philippines 2000, his goal of making the Philippines a newly-industrialized country by the end of the 20 th century. Charismatic Authority is defined as a type of leader that is worshiped and people who follow this type of leader do this because they want to appease that person. Other articles where Charismatic authority is discussed: social change: Social movements: ” The charismatic leader, by virtue of the extraordinary personal qualities attributed to him, is able to create a group of followers who are willing to break established rules. It exists and is assigned to particular individuals because of that society’s customs and traditions. a charismatic authority is, the less it can be understood as an organization in the usual sense" (Weber 1978: 1 119). In the Philippines, Pacquiao is no less than a demi-God. Weber (1978:246;1 121) said, "[I]n its pure form, charismatic authority may be A charismatic leader holds the mission to unite his people amid adversity and differences in order to attain an almost insurmountable goal. Charismatic Authority. Charismatic legitimacy is hardly benign. Recently, however, the concept of charisma has been trivialized to refer to… The world is full of charismatic leaders, men and women who, set apart from their fellow-beings, seem suffused with a numinous flow of energy. Examples include Jesus, Napoleon, and Hitler. Second, traditional authority poses its particular difficulty insofar as it is based on some kind of a dominant power. The appeal of a charismatic leader can be extraordinary, and can inspire followers to make unusual sacrifices or to persevere in the midst of great hardship and persecution. The Philippines comprise more than 2,000 inhabited islands, and large islands often have multiple provincial and local cultures. The third-largest Catholic population in the world is found in the Philippines, where Catholic practice is fervent and wide-ranging. Charismatic politics is not politics as usual and is a fluid process that moves in uncharted waters until the charisma of the leader is “routinized” into a set of rules, procedures, and processes which become the new source of authority and legitimacy. The charismatic leader has a capacity for manipulation; knows how to harness their followers’ emotions and use them to their advantage. One of the most important contributions of Weber, I believe, when it comes to the theory of charisma is the concept of Routinization.