Human wealth is one of the most important sources of state power, but how can it be employed?
The answer needs a scientific vision that forms the basis for developing educational systems and building the future on the basis of unleashing the mental and moral capacities of individuals who are aware of their societal role, their historical responsibility, and their role in building civilization.
Democratic leadership and ideas production
The people who want to build a strong state, achieve progress, and build civilization must use their strength to build democratic systems in which the people impose their will by choosing democratic leaders, whose most important achievements are reflected in enabling the people to use their strength to achieve change and motivate individuals to produce ideas and provide new solutions to problems.
Therefore, national movements that struggle against tyranny or occupation and work to achieve change need democratic leaders who employ the capabilities, energies, and skills of individuals before reaching power.
Democratic leadership is considered one of the most important evidences that national movements have reached a degree of maturity, the ability to manage change, and to build new societies in which human wealth is invested.
A political relationship between the leadership and the people
The success of national movements in the struggle against tyranny depends on establishing a political relationship between the leadership and the individuals.
This relationship is based on the leader being an example and role model in: sacrifice, courage, acceptance of criticism, respect for different points of view, and running elections with freedom, transparency, and integrity within those movements.
Thus, the democratic leadership in national movements provides evidence of its ability to build democratic societies in which human resources are employed.
Democratic leadership and the diversity of experiences of national movements
There are many diverse experiences of national movements that struggled against foreign occupation or tyranny, which we can benefit from in developing the theory of democratic leadership in national movements.
Despite the difference in the political and economic reality in which these movements operated, we can benefit from their experiences in developing this theory that can contribute to the development of the struggle of peoples during the twenty-first century against tyranny associated with subordination.
A public domain in which leaders emerge
Studying national struggle movements and leadership methods in them can contribute to building a new democratic model, liberating people from the Western model of democracy, creating new ideas for building political systems, and defining their goals.
One of the most important of these new ideas is that national liberation movements can form a public sphere in which the efficiency of individuals appears, their ability to lead, manage free discussion, build a vision for the future, and employ human resources.
These movements operate outside the official systems, and work to achieve change in these systems by raising the people's awareness of the dangers of tyranny, so these movements are more free and able to provide an example and model, and the people evaluate these leaders with the sacrifices they make.
Leadership and volunteer work
National liberation movements are more able to choose democratic leaders.
Where the possibilities of using oppression, coercion and coercion are reduced.
The work carried out by its members is closer to voluntary, optional work, in which members do not get privileges, but rather they make sacrifices and are exposed to many risks, so the security services monitor and chase them, and seize their property.
The efficiency is greater among the members of these movements.
Their abilities to continuous learning, discussion management, communication with others, use of negotiation and persuasion methods, work under pressure, and crisis management increase.
Participation in decision making
And because the management of work in national movements is based on participation in decision-making, the leadership in these movements needs to consult the members on an ongoing basis, present different alternatives to them, and motivate the members to present suggestions and initiatives, just as the leadership is in dire need of adherence to ethics, ideals and principles.
In the process of participating in decision-making, the efficiency of the members who assist the leadership is shown, and they are rehabilitated to become new leaders who continue the struggle, develop the intellectual and cultural wealth of the movement, and preserve its heritage.
Members are also employed when the national movement is victorious in building society and managing its affairs, and this constitutes a long-term investment process in preparing leaders and employing human capital.
Therefore, democratic leadership in national movements is based on participation. It is a participatory leadership that delegates its competencies to people who are chosen for their competence and ability to make sacrifices. This participation is one of the most important factors that increase the leadership’s achievements and achieve the movement’s goals, and increase respect for other actors, such as international organizations and community organizations. civil.
Features of democratic leadership in national movements
The theory of democratic leadership in national movements includes many scientific foundations on which different theories of leadership are based. There are features that a democratic leader in a national movement must possess, the most important of which are:
Knowledge
The struggle of national movements benefits from historical experiences, in-depth reading of the political, economic and cultural context, and taking advantage of the opportunities offered by different positions. Democratic leadership in these movements is based on principles that preserve the cohesion and credibility of the national movement. Therefore, the leader must play an educational role for the members of the movement. Explain the principles to them.
The ability to influence
The leadership in the national movements does not possess the capabilities of oppression, coercion, and coercion, but it works to win minds and lives, and motivate the members of the movement to sacrifice and make efforts to achieve the goals.
The ability to build a civilized vision and project
It is this vision that brings the members together and unites them, motivates them to continue the struggle and increases their feeling that they are doing a great work worth sacrificing for.
The ability to manage the dialogue
The greater the ability of the leader to conduct a democratic dialogue within the national movement, the greater the ability to develop the vision and employ the human resources to achieve it, as each individual in the movement feels that the vision expresses him, that he participated in its construction, and that he is responsible for implementing it and producing new ideas within its framework.
The ability to achieve results
These results contribute to convincing the members that the movement's continuous struggle achieves interim goals, and that the movement will be able to achieve its main goal, and that these results must be measurable, and the members realize their impact on their cause.
Encouraging members to innovate and think positively
Expressing themselves, feeling self-esteem, and increasing their pride in the historical role they play in liberating their homeland, and that they are an example for their people.
Listen carefully to the opinions expressed by the members, no matter how different they are from the opinions of the leadership
Every opinion expressed by a member of the movement can contribute to its achievement of achievements in a specific situation. Therefore, good listening to members is one of the most important characteristics of a democratic leader in national movements. Wise and fair evaluation of their sacrifices and competence, so that it becomes more capable of employing human resources.
The ability to evaluate situations based on correct and accurate information
This is to determine the suitability of this position for the movement and how to exploit it to achieve its goals.
collective leadership
Enabling the group to present the model in making decisions that reflect the members contributes to increasing the inspiration of the national movement for the people and for other peoples.
Therefore, awareness of the leadership in the national movement and its role, responsibilities and characteristics contributes to the achievement of civilizational achievements that are not limited to achieving the goals of the movement.
The ability to build human relationships
The national movement needs to build human relations based on respect and trust among its members, and with members of other groups. Therefore, the efficiency of leadership in national movements is evident in its ability to develop human relations among members.
Participation cannot be achieved unless the relations between the members are based on trust, especially since these movements face many sacrifices and risks. The tyrannical authorities chase these members and employ their capabilities to obtain information about them and penetrate the national struggle movements. Therefore, human relations contribute to increasing the capabilities of the national movement. To manage risks and face challenges.
Human relations within the national movement increase the strength of the leadership and its ability to employ human resources, discover competencies, and qualify leaders. However, building human relations is linked to justice.
The greater the leader's ability to achieve justice within the national movement, the greater his ability to build human relations based on trust and mutual respect.
Democratic leadership and building a new reality
The leadership of the national movement proves its ability to build a new reality when it is able to employ human resources within those movements, and manage free dialogue between individuals, thus providing the people with evidence that this movement can manage society with justice, protect the freedoms and rights of citizens, and achieve democracy, and that it deserves to be The people struggle with it to overthrow tyranny.
National movements can be the field in which democratic leadership is developed, and its role is in the employment of human resources. The development of this theory can be one of the most important achievements that national movements can achieve while striving to achieve victory over tyranny and build democratic systems.
Democratic leaders can appear in these movements, and qualify new leaders with science, knowledge, training, and learning through practice, work, and struggle.
Can national movements provide opportunities for the emergence of new leaders who will prove to the people their ability to achieve democracy and employ human wealth to protect the freedom, rights, and comprehensive independence of peoples? Thus, national movements will achieve civilized achievements, inspire people, and build the future.
Qualifying the democratic leaders in the national movements can be a victory for them, enabling them to win minds and hearts, respect the world and build a positive image. Can the Arab national movements play this role while they are struggling against tyranny?!