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Verfasst von:	Nai, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
	Maier, Jürgen [VerfasserIn]
Titel:	Dark politics
Titelzusatz:	the personality of politicians and the future of democracy
Verf.angabe:	Alessandro Nai and Jürgen Maier
Verlagsort:	New York, NY
Verlag:	Oxford University Press
E-Jahr:	2024
Jahr:	[2024]
Umfang:	1 Online-Ressource
Gesamttitel/Reihe:	Oxford scholarship online : Political Science
Fussnoten:	Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:	978-0-19-768179-4
Abstract:	Drawing on new data from 100 recent elections, post-election surveys, and original experimental evidence, Alessandro Nai and Jürgen Maier provide the first large-scale comparative investigation into the "darker" sides of human personality in politicians. They show that dark traits are acutely present in populists, go hand in hand with more aggressive forms of campaign rhetoric, and are particularly appreciated by voters with dark personality traits. Dark traits can sometimes be electorally successful, and tend to be associated with a better economic performance. However, dark leaders can lead to increased cynicism in the public, democratic deconsolidation, and even a poorer response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, Dark Politics provides a new way to understand contemporary politics by looking at the crucial role of dark personality traits in leaders and voters.
	"Contemporary politics seems on the brink of a profound normative crisis. Antiestablishment movements are on the rise in nearly all regions of the globe, and populist rhetoric is becoming entrenched in the public sphere. Reality- TV stars become presidents of superpowers. Elections are fought via negative and uncivil campaigns intended to raise the anxieties of the public against real or imaginary enemies. Voter turnout drops, while political tribalism deepens the partisan rift in the public. And support for democracy seems to crumble under the joint attack of authoritarian strongmen and rising support for illiberalism. In the words of John Keane (2009), sharp observer of the rise and fall of democracy and electoral institutions, in contemporary democracies "Foolish illusions, cynicism and disaffection are among the biggest temptations facing citizens and their elected and unelected representatives" (747)"--
DOI:	doi:10.1093/oso/9780197681756.001.0001
URL:	Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197681756.001.0001
	DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197681756.001.0001
Schlagwörter:	(s)Populismus    / (s)Demokratie    / (s)Politiker    / (s)Persönlichkeit    / (s)Politische Kampagne    / (s)Wahlergebnis
Datenträger:	Online-Ressource
Sprache:	eng
Bibliogr. Hinweis:	Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Nai, Alessandro, 1981 - : Dark politics. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024. - xiv, 318 Seiten
Sach-SW:	Politics and Government
	Politics & government
K10plus-PPN:	1878774816
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