{"id":5948,"date":"2024-03-30T17:53:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T17:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopoliticalcompass.com\/?p=5948"},"modified":"2024-03-30T17:54:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T17:54:42","slug":"how-to-live-with-authoritarians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopoliticalcompass.com\/?p=5948","title":{"rendered":"How to Live With Authoritarians"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Authors:\u00a0<\/b>Karen Stenner, Jessica Stern<\/span><\/p>

Affiliation:<\/b> Insight Analytics, Boston University\u2019s Pardee School of Global Studies\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Organization\/Publisher: <\/b>Foreign Policy<\/span><\/p>

Date\/Place:<\/b>\u00a0 February 11, 2021\/USA<\/span><\/p>

Type of Literature: <\/b>Argument<\/span><\/p>

Word Count: \u00a0<\/b>2003<\/span><\/p>

Link<\/b>: https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2021\/02\/11\/capitol-insurrection-trump-authoritarianism-psychology-innate-fear-envy-change-diversity-populism\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Keywords: <\/b>Authoritarianism, Donald Trump, Populism, United States<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The authors point out that the \u201csiege\u201d of the US Capitol by Trump-supporters gives an alarming hint regarding Trumpism\u2019s dangerous impact. According to their research, perceptions of socio-cultural threat are the main drivers when it comes to the rise of authoritarian feelings and attitudes. Further, growing complexity and rapid change are named as overwhelming factors for citizens, having the loss of social order, status, and familiar way of life as perceived consequences. These citizens seem to see in Trump \u201cthe one, who is there for them and who truly understands their fears.\u201d\u00a0The authors claim that decades of research shows that authoritarianism is heritable, and provide a research finding that \u201cabout a third of the population in Western countries is predisposed to authoritarianism.\u201d They further describe the nature of authoritarians as the following: they favor obedience, value strong leaders, have an inherent preference for oneness and sameness, and appreciate social homogeneity over freedom and diversity.\u00a0Stenner and Stern indicate that authoritarianism and conservatism must be seen as distinct, since conservatism\u2019s adverse view to change is the result of novelty and uncertainty. But both groups see multiculturalism, changing gender norms, and rapid globalization as threatening \u201ctheir traditional American way of life,\u201d having the effect that both are willing to use violence \u201cto defend their values.\u201d According to a survey in 2019 by Louisiana State University and the University of Maryland, not only Republicans, but also Democrats would use violence to defend their own values.\u00a0The authors point out that the authoritarian preference for oneness and sameness is unlikely to change since it is innate, and therefore is unlikely to \u201cbe educated away.\u201d Stenner and Stern conclude by recommending the new US administration to promote \u201cequity and justice\u201d while being cautious not to provoke authoritarians.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

By:<\/b> Dilek Y\u00fccel, CIGA Senior Research Associate<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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