Oxytocin, trust and corruption

A systemic theory of the road to authoritarism

Bibliographic Data

ID19161725
AuthorsEsteban Laso (Universidad de Guadalajara, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume12
Issue2
Pages69-69
Publication date2012-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAthenea Digital Revista de pensamiento e investigación social (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1578-8946 • E-ISSN: 2014-4539
PublisherAutonomous University of Barcelona (PUBLISHER • ES)
DOI10.5565/rev/athenead/v12n2.949
OpenAlexW1849538552
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

In this text I propose a systemic theory about the process through which societies become authoritarian. I postulate, at the micro or individual level, a triadic structure of tendencies towards others (trust, suspicion and hostility); and I link it, at the macro or social level, to a group of structural factors (inequity and distrust), triggers (social, economical or political crisis) and catalysts (presence of a caudillo with a populist discourse and authoritarian leaning). Finally, I present some guidelines for the empirical testing of this theory

Authoritarianism · Democracy · Distrust · Economics · Empirical research · Epistemology · Hostility · Language change · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Social capital · Sociology · Law · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology

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