The Libidinal Leader: Desire, Power, and the Hidden Grammar of the Mass

In "The Libidinal Leader," Pietro Cioni delivers a definitive tour de force that decodes the "persistent enigma" of why we follow, even when it defies our logic. Moving beyond outdated models of "personality" or "manipulation," Cioni introduces the Register Theory of Mass Power-a groundbreaking framework that reveals leadership as a structural function essential to any collective. This work is an intellectual masterclass, seamlessly integrating the psychoanalytic depth of Freud and Lacan wi...