Perspectives on Authoritarianism, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Beschreibung

Dieser prominent besetzte Sammelband gibt einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der internationalen Autoritarismusforschung. Experten aus aller Welt stellen sich die Frage: Wie hat sich die Forschung seit Adornos berühmten Studien zur autoritarären Persönlichkeit weiter entwickelt? Das Fazit: Es ist ein fruchtbares, theoretisch hochentwickeltes Forschungsfeld entstanden, das sowohl theoretische als auch praktische Antworten auf gesellschaftlich hochrelevante Fragen liefert. The book documents current developments in research on authoritarianism by well-known experts from all over the world. Adorno's studies of the authoritarian character and Altemeyer's reconceptualization in the 1980's are legendary - but where have researchers gone since those early beginnings? Modern perspectives, theoretical approaches and emprical results are assembled in this book and systematically reflect the state of the art of international authoritarianism research.

Inhaltsangabe

Personal roots - cognitive and affective processes - conceptual and methodological issues - threats and social conditions - authoritarian states - intervention and policy making

Klappentext

The book documents current developments in research on authoritarianism by well-known experts from all over the world. Adorno et al.'s study of the authoritarian character and Altemeyer's reconceptualization in the 1980s are legendary - but where has research developed since? Modern perspectives, theoretical approaches and empirical results are assembled in this book which systematically reflects the state of the art in international authoritarianism research.