Abstract
The political commitment of celebrities is growing in scope and significance, especially when considering their increasing involvement in global politics. Bono is a prominent example of such a celebrity, who arguably has played a role in tripling the US budget for Africa. Even celebrities beyond the Anglo-Saxon context, such as the German singer and actress Heike Makatsch, have become globally esteemed celebrity activists. Scholars, however, face limits when it comes to assessing these individuals’ particular power in global politics. This article aims to develop a more complex understanding of how celebrities exercise power in global politics by first looking at theories of power and then considering how power plays out in two case studies of Bono and Makatsch as celebrity activists in global politics.
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