ศึกษาเปรียบเทียบคุณลักษณะของผู้นำทางการเมืองที่ ปรากฎในงานเขียนเรื่อง “เจ้าผู้ปกครอง” และนวนิยาย เรื่อง “เวียงกุมกาม”

Abstract

The objectives of this research, “A Comparative Study of Characteristics of The Political Leaders in “The Prince” and “Wieng Kum Kam” Novels.” are to compare and study the characteristics of the political leaders in “The Prince” and “Wieng Kum Kam” novels. This research is a qualitative research. The method uses in this research are hermeneutic methodology. The research focuses on how to pursuit and maintain the political power and state, the technique of government as well as the virtue of the political leader. The results of this research show that the Characteristics of The Political Leaders in “The Prince” and “Wieng Kum Kam” novels are different in some points. The main concepts of the characteristic of political leaders in “The Prince” are the virtue as well as the discretion of the political leaders. In the other hand, the main concepts of the characteristic of political leaders in “Wieng Kum Kam” novel are the moral as well as the social ethics. The same concept among “The Prince” and “Wieng Kum Kam” novels are as follows: the virtue, the knowledge of war, the technique of government and the capability of political leaders. The difference points cause by socio-culture basis and the political context. Moreover, this research finds that the political leaders of Thailand should accept the moral of Thai politics as well as the social ethics because those are the political legitimacy.