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ToolsRichards, B., 2025. Some confusions around authoritarianism today. Journal of Psychosocial Studies, 18 (1), 88-93.
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DOI: 10.1332/14786737Y2025D000000044
Abstract
There are several sources of confusion in and around authoritarianism today. One is the tendency of authoritarian leadership to confabulate and lie, increasingly to the point where truth criteria cease to be of any relevance. A second is the counter-intuitive convergence between authoritarian and libertarian tendencies, which confuses political debate. And a third is the common conflation of authoritarianism with nationalism, which fails to recognise benign nationalism and adds to the polarisation on which authoritarian leaders thrive.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 1478-6737 |
| Additional Information: | This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in Journal of Psychosocial Studies. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [insert complete citation information here] is available online at: [insert DOI link here] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | libertarianism; narcissism; nationalism; post-truth; Trump |
| Group: | Faculty of Media & Communication |
| ID Code: | 41084 |
| Deposited By: | Symplectic RT2 |
| Deposited On: | 10 Jun 2025 14:13 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jun 2025 14:13 |
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