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The psychology of dictatorship /

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"How do countries become dictatorships? What social, political, and interpersonal dynamics create opportunities for despots to take and maintain control? And how are dictatorships overthrown? Ever since World War II, social scientists have recognized the crucial importance of these questions. Y...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moghaddam, Fathali M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2013.
Subjects:
Dictatorship.
Psychology.
Psychology
Dictature.
Psychologie.
dictatorships.
psychology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology
Dictatorship
Diktatur
Psychologie
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Psychology and dictatorship: the historic and contemporary challenge
  • Explaining dictatorship: what kind of psychological science is needed?
  • The springboard model of dictatorship
  • Sacred carriers and narratives: unraveling the puzzle of dictatorship continuation
  • Dictatorship, displacement of aggression, and group cohesion
  • Conformity, obedience, and behavior regulation
  • From torture to cognitive dissonance: varieties of coercion in dictatorship
  • Leadership and dictatorship
  • Cognition and action supportive of dictatorship
  • The future of dictatorship and democracy.