Socio-psychological analysis of the deterioration of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism: The role of needs, values, and context

Daniel Bar-Tal; Tamir Magal

doi:10.4324/9781003057680-4

Socio-psychological analysis of the deterioration of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism: The role of needs, values, and context

Daniel Bar-Tal, Tamir Magal

School of Education

Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

In this chapter, the authors seek to understand the motivational and emotional pull of populism from a Lewinian perspective. They suggest that social events in recent decades led to a deprivation of primary needs and values, producing feelings of frustration, dissonance, and mistrust of the political system. The human search for a meaningful worldview increases the appeal of populist and authoritarian leaders who offer anti-democratic strategies in their quest for power. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The psychology of populism
Subtitle of host publication	The tribal challenge to liberal democracy
Editors	Joseph P. Forgas, William D. Crano, Klaus Fiedler
Place of Publication	New York, NY, US
Publisher	Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
Chapter	3
Pages	42-61
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003057680
ISBN (Print)	9780367523909 , 9780367523817
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003057680-4
State	Published - 2021

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Name	The Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology series.

Keywords

*Authoritarianism
*Democracy
*Needs
*Politics
*Values
Emotions
Motivation
Social Movements

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Bar-Tal, D., & Magal, T. (2021). Socio-psychological analysis of the deterioration of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism: The role of needs, values, and context. In J. P. Forgas, W. D. Crano, & K. Fiedler (Eds.), The psychology of populism: The tribal challenge to liberal democracy (pp. 42-61). (The Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology series.). Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003057680-4

Bar-Tal, Daniel ; Magal, Tamir. / Socio-psychological analysis of the deterioration of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism : The role of needs, values, and context. The psychology of populism: The tribal challenge to liberal democracy. editor / Joseph P. Forgas ; William D. Crano ; Klaus Fiedler. New York, NY, US : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. pp. 42-61 (The Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology series.).

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Bar-Tal, D & Magal, T 2021, Socio-psychological analysis of the deterioration of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism: The role of needs, values, and context. in JP Forgas, WD Crano & K Fiedler (eds), The psychology of populism: The tribal challenge to liberal democracy. The Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology series., Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, New York, NY, US, pp. 42-61. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003057680-4

Socio-psychological analysis of the deterioration of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism: The role of needs, values, and context. / Bar-Tal, Daniel; Magal, Tamir.
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Bar-Tal D, Magal T. Socio-psychological analysis of the deterioration of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism: The role of needs, values, and context. In Forgas JP, Crano WD, Fiedler K, editors, The psychology of populism: The tribal challenge to liberal democracy. New York, NY, US: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. 2021. p. 42-61. (The Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology series.). doi: 10.4324/9781003057680-4

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