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2020 PROSE Award Finalist

This book explores the recent international decline in democracy and the psychological appeal of authoritarianism in the context of rapid globalization.

The rise of populist movements and leaders across the globe has produced serious and unexpected challenges to human rights and freedoms. By understanding the psychological foundations of the surge in populism and authoritarian leadership, we can better develop ways to nurture and safeguard democracy.

Why and how do authoritarian leaders gain popular support? In this book, social psychologist Fathali M. Moghaddam discusses the stages of political development on the continuum from absolute dictatorship to the ideal of actualized democracy. He explains how “fractured globalization” – by which technological and economic forces push societies toward greater global unification, while social identity needs pull individuals back into tribal identification – can produce a turn toward dictatorship, even in previously democratic societies. The book concludes with potential solutions to the rise of authoritarian leaders and ways to strengthen democracy.

Threat to Democracy: The Appeal of Authoritarianism in an Age of Uncertainty

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    Publisher: American Psychological Association
    Publication Date: 28/05/2019
    ISBN13: 9781433830709, 978-1433830709
    ISBN10: 1433830701

    Number of Pages: 195

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    Description

    2020 PROSE Award Finalist

    This book explores the recent international decline in democracy and the psychological appeal of authoritarianism in the context of rapid globalization.

    The rise of populist movements and leaders across the globe has produced serious and unexpected challenges to human rights and freedoms. By understanding the psychological foundations of the surge in populism and authoritarian leadership, we can better develop ways to nurture and safeguard democracy.

    Why and how do authoritarian leaders gain popular support? In this book, social psychologist Fathali M. Moghaddam discusses the stages of political development on the continuum from absolute dictatorship to the ideal of actualized democracy. He explains how “fractured globalization” – by which technological and economic forces push societies toward greater global unification, while social identity needs pull individuals back into tribal identification – can produce a turn toward dictatorship, even in previously democratic societies. The book concludes with potential solutions to the rise of authoritarian leaders and ways to strengthen democracy.

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