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 -- Dictat…
"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 th…
Schets van het spanningsveld tussen kunst en propaganda aan de hand van voorbeelden uit de recente geschiedenis: de Eerste en Tweede Wereldoorlog, Koude Oorlog, Sovjet-Unie en China.
Putting the current crisis of democracy into historical perspective, Death by a Thousand Cuts chronicles how would-be despots, dictators, and outright tyrants have finessed the techniques of killing democracies earlier in history, in the 20th Century, and how today's autocrats i…
In order to truly understand the emergence, endurance, and legacy of autocracy, this volume of engaging essays explores how autocratic power is acquired, exercised, and transferred or abruptly ended through the careers and politics of influential figures in more than 20 countrie…
In order to truly understand the emergence, endurance, and legacy of autocracy, this volume of engaging essays explores how autocratic power is acquired, exercised, and transferred or abruptly ended through the careers and politics of influential figures in more than 20 countrie…
"A comprehensive assessment of the nature and evolving character of authoritarian regimes, their changing character and the main theoretical explanations of their incidence, character and performance. The third edition covers the rise of new forms of disguised dictatorship and s…