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Threat to democracy : the appeal of authoritarianism in an age of uncertainty / Fathali M. Moghaddam.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moghaddam, Fathali M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy.
- Authoritarianism--Psychological aspects.
- Authoritarianism.
- Dictatorship--Psychological aspects.
- Dictatorship.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (182 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2019.
- Summary:
- Finalist in the 2020 PROSE Awards This book explores the recent international decline in democracy and the psychological appeal of authoritarianism in the context of rapid globalization.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I Political Patterns and Reversals to Dictatorship
- Chapter 1 Repeating Patterns of Political Behavior
- Chapter 2 Reversals from Democracy to Dictatorship
- Part II Freedom and Dictatorship
- Chapter 3 Understanding the Immortal Dictator
- Chapter 4 Attached Versus Detached Conceptions of Freedom
- Chapter 5 Sacred Groups, Alienation, and Belonging
- Chapter 6 Political Plasticity and Dictatorship
- Part III Globalization and Dictatorship
- Chapter 7 Globalization and the Springboard to Dictatorship
- Chapter 8 The Dictator-Follower Nexus
- Part IV Future Trends and Solutions
- Chapter 9 Continuing Dangers: Social Media, Illiberal Education, Politics as Show Business, Unbounded Bureaucracies
- Chapter 10 Solutions: How to Defeat Dictatorship
- Afterword
- References
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4338-3108-2
- OCLC:
- 1088666794
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