Drivers of authoritarianism : paths and developments at the beginning of the 21st century / edited by Günter Frankenberg (Emeritus Professor of Public Law, Philosophy of Law and Comparative Law, Institute for Public Law, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main) and Wilhelm Heitmeyer (Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Bielefeld, Germany).
Frankenberg, Günter, editor.; Heitmeyer, Wilhelm, editor.; Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.
2024
INTERNET
Available Online

Details

E-resource Policy
Linked Resources Edward Elgar
Title Drivers of authoritarianism : paths and developments at the beginning of the 21st century / edited by Günter Frankenberg (Emeritus Professor of Public Law, Philosophy of Law and Comparative Law, Institute for Public Law, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main) and Wilhelm Heitmeyer (Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Bielefeld, Germany).
Published Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.
Call Number INTERNET
ISBN 9781035324705 (e-book)
Description 1 online resource (436 pages).
System Control No. eep9781035324705
Summary "Drivers of Authoritarianism provides a prescient deep-dive into modern threats to pluralism and democracy in times of crisis. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this incisive book analyses the social, political, economic and psychological consequences of crises during the first decades of the 21st century, powered by the proliferation of authoritarian regimes and their ideologies. Gu̘nter Frankenberg and Wilhelm Heitmeyer bring together esteemed academics from a diverse range of disciplines to consider the ways in which crises have acted as catalysts for authoritarian developments. The book assesses the effects of authoritarianism at individual, social, national and global levels, raising concerns for the future of political and social stability. Chapters explore exterminism, authoritarian cultural identities, left-wing identity politics as a driver of authoritarianism, media entertainment and authoritarianism, and the role of gender in right-wing authoritarian populism. This timely book will be a vital read for academics, researchers and students specialising in constitutional and administrative law, law and politics, and public policy. Providing expert insight into the political landscape of the early 21st century this book will also be of great interest to political professionals and policymakers working at local, national and international levels"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Elgar studies in law and politics
Record Appears in Remotely Accessible Online Resources
All Resources
Added Author Frankenberg, Günter, editor.
Heitmeyer, Wilhelm, editor.
Added Corporate Author Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.
Contents: Preface
Part I: On the theory and empiricism of authoritarianism
1. Authoritarian developments as a threat to democracy and pluralism / Günter Frankenberg and Wilhelm Heitmeyer
Part II: Threats to democracies and authoritarian system competition
2. Authoritarian forms of rule in the twenty-first century / Michael Zürn
3. Autocratisation as a global process? Authoritarianism and democracy in an international context / Lars Rensmann
4. Self-assertion without self-determination / Klaus Günther
5. The authoritarian direction of radicalised conservatism / Natascha Strobl
Part III: Capitalist economies and social crises
6. Loss of control, authoritarianism and exterminism in the great transformation / Klaus Dörre
7. Crises and loss of control - opportunity structures for the drivers of authoritarian social developments / Wilhelm Heitmeyer
8. Of 'bulwarks' and 'sacred borders'. Authoritarian refugee policies in Europe / Maximilian Pichl
Part IV: Authoritarian mentalities and identity politics
9. Dynamics of authoritarianism: An essay / Oliver Decker
10. Authoritarian cultural identities: Understanding the new right in the tradition of Oswald Spengler / Volker Weiß
11. Left-wing identity politics as a driver of authoritarian developments / Stefan Seidel and Nicholas Berente
Part V: New role assignments, affective narratives, and media concepts of politics
12. Women, gender and right-wing authoritarian populism / Birgit Sauer
13. Loss of control, authoritarianism and exterminism in the great transformation / Brigitte Bargetz and Nina Elena Eggers
14. Media entertainment and right-wing authoritarian political ideas, an example: The storming of the capitol / Paula Diehl
Part VI: Repressive instruments and authoritarian movements and the state
15. Leviathan with a beaked mask / Günter Frankenberg
16. Pegasus: The unbounded surveillance industry in the service of the authoritarian / Kai Biermann
17. Under what conditions do authoritarian social movements develop in western societies? / Dieter Rucht.

Browse Subjects

Show more subjects...