The authoritarian dynamic / Karen Stenner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stenner, Karen, 1964-

Series:

Cambridge studies in public opinion and political psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authoritarianism.

Toleration.

Conservatism.

Authoritarianism--Cross-cultural studies.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xx, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The Authoritarian Dynamic 1

The Concept of Authoritarianism 2

The Philosophy of the Book 6

Data, Methods, Models, and Literature: What to Expect 7

2 Kindred Spirits, Common Spark: The Theory of the Authoritarian Dynamic 13

Unresolved Issues 14

Societal Threat and Authoritarianism 25

Threat and Constraint in the Intolerance Domain 33

3 Manipulating Threat and Reassurance: Data and Methods 37

The Durham Community Survey 1997 38

The Multi-Investigator Study 1999 44

The Cultural Revolution Experiment 1995 48

4 The Authoritarian Dynamic and the Politics of Fear: Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle Together 52

The Authoritarian Dynamic: An Initial Demonstration 52

Addressing Likely Misconceptions of the Theory 68

Stability and Constraint 76

What Have We Learned? 80

5 Authoritarianism and Conservatism across Cultures 85

Authoritarianism, Status Quo Conservatism, and Laissez-Faire Conservatism 86

Authoritarianism [not equal] Conservatism 89

Authoritarianism versus Status Quo Conservatism in Western Europe 95

Authoritarianism versus Status Quo Conservatism in Eastern Europe 106

A Common Source and a Universal Process 115

Measurement Error and the Apparently Varying Influence of Authoritarianism 116

A Parsimonious Account of General Intolerance of Difference 128

Explaining the Explanatory Gap 135

The Future of Intolerance 136

6 Authoritarianism and Conservatism: How They Differ and When It Matters 138

Prior Research on the Origins of Authoritariansim and Stauts Quo Conservatism 140

Prior Research on the Origins of Laissez-Faire Conservatism 151

Simple Models of Authoritarianism and Conservatism 155

A Fully Specified Model of Authoritarianism and Status Quo Conservatism 158

Nature or Nurture? Identical Germanies Reared Apart 162

Authoritarianism and "Political Conservatism" as Distinct Predispositions 163

The Contingent Relationship of Authoritarianism and Political Conservatism 174

Authoritarianism and Political Conservatism as Sources of Intolerance 186

The Final Account 195

7 One True People: Putting a Face on the Theory 199

The Roles of the Primary Interviewer and the Interview Partner 200

Race of Interviewers 203

Attempts to Obtain the Interview 204

Impressions from the Interview 208

Overall Characteristics of the Discussion 214

Spontaneous Revelation of Distinctions between the Characters 222

Interview Conduct and Interactions 223

Personality and Demeanor 229

Cognitive Capacity 234

Uneasy Conclusions 236

8 One Right Way: Fleshing Out the Portrait 239

Racial Animosity, Prejudice, and Discrimination 240

Ethnocentrism, Patriotism, and Politics 250

Morality and Discipline, Crime and Punishment 256

Conclusion: Two Distinguished Characters 265

9 Manning the Barricades: Racism and Intolerance under Conditions of Normative Threat 269

The Costs of a Narrow Perspective 270

Difference-ism: The Generality and Primacy of Aversion to Difference 276

Experimental Manipulation of the Authoritarian Dynamic 281

Activation of the Predisposition under Normative Threat 284

Enhanced Effects of Authoritarianism under Normative Threat 288

Racial Intolerance 289

Political Intolerance 298

Moral Intolerance 302

Punitiveness 306

Overview of Findings 309

Replication on Survey Data: Varying Public Discord across Cultures and Time 313

Normative Threat and Attitudinal Constraint 319

The Politics of Ideas versus the Politics of Fear 321

10 The Authoritarian Dynamic: Implications 325

The Political Psychology of Intolerance 325

Authoritarianism versus Status Quo Conservatism: Conservatives as Defenders of Freedom 326

Authoritarianism versus Laissez-Faire Conservatism: Authoritarians as Social Reformers 327

Accepting and Working with Difference-ism 328

The Science versus the Religion of Democracy 330

Community Requires Community 331

The Paradox of American Democracy 332

"Stealth Democracy": Les Is More 333

Democracy Is Bad for the Anti-Democrat 334

Democracy Is Its Own Undoing 334.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-354) and index.

ISBN:

0521827434

052153478X

OCLC:

56591044