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Authoritarianism and Political Behavior.

Public Opinion Quarterly, 1953
I N common sense language, the authoritarian is the individual who is concerned with power and toughness and who is prone to resolve conflict in an arbitrary manner. He is seen as having strong and persistent desires that others submit to his outlook. Social psychology in recent years has added the observation that the authoritarian person has another ...
Morris Janowitz, Dwaine Marvick
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Authoritarianism and Political Conflict

2023
Abstract In this chapter we review recent research on authoritarianism with the goal of addressing major issues of conceptualization, measurement, and political consequences. We highlight a conceptualization of authoritarianism that identifies the desire for social cohesion and defense of ingroup norms as central to the dynamics of ...
Stanley Feldman, Christopher Weber
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Is Political Conservatism Synonymous With Authoritarianism?

The Journal of Social Psychology, 2005
The authors performed 2 studies that tested the distinction between conservative political ideology and right-wing authoritarianism (RWA). Across these studies, moderate relationships emerged between RWA and our measures of cognitive rigidity, whereas the relationship between rigidity and mainstream conservative ideology was not as strong.
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Judicial Politics in Authoritarian Regimes

University of Toronto Law Journal, 2009
This review article draws out some of the major jurisprudential lessons that can be learned from a series of case studies of judicial politics in authoritarian regimes. Such regimes need to portray themselves as respectful of the rule of law to prolong their grip on power; they therefore tolerate independent courts, because an independent judiciary is
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Understanding Authoritarian Politics

2018
Who Are the Key Actors in Authoritarian Regimes? Politics in authoritarian regimes typically centers on the interactions of three actors: the leader, elites, and the masses. The leader is the individual in charge of the regime.
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Authoritarianism, Economic Liberalism, and Political Preference

Psychological Reports, 1972
Investigation of the political behavior of 293 Wisconsin adults in a gubernatorial election suggests that, while authoritarianism has some effect on political behavior, this is small and attenuated by more important economic considerations. Political man is, in large part, economic man.
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Epistemic Bubbles and Authoritarian Politics

2021
Abstract Contemporary U.S. political discourse is distorted by “epistemic bubbles.” In social epistemology, an epistemic bubble is a self-segregated network for the circulation of ideas, resistant to correcting false beliefs. Dominant models of epistemic bubbles explain some of their features, but fail to account for their recent spread,
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Contentious Politics under Authoritarianism

Abstract Classic theories of authoritarianism assume limited popular contention due to weak associational ties within society and harsh repression of incipient unrest. If ordinary people take to the streets, they are typically said to do so in the form of carefully scripted and controlled displays of state mobilization.
Elizabeth J. Perry, Anne Wolf
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Authoritarian Politics and Neoliberal Agenda

2018
In Ethiopia today, democracy is a distant mirage. The ruling party, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), has assumed nearly total control of the social, economic, and political spheres of society. Guided by its ‘developmental state’ model, the ruling party prioritizes economic prosperity over political freedom—in its view ...
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Geographies of Authoritarian Politics

Abstract Geography’s disciplinary focus on space and place adds an important perspective on the study of authoritarian politics and extends the scope of this research to consider the plurality of authoritarian space-time. This chapter outlines two broad themes that have emerged in recent geographic scholarship on authoritarian ...
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