Neoliberal logic in the United States and Turkey
The role of Right‐Wing Authoritarianism and personal wherewithal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21739520 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melodi Var Öngel (0000-0003-2334-3439, Syracuse University), Brandin Ali (0000-0003-2885-8730, California State University, Fullerton), Ella Ben Hagai (0000-0003-0088-9594, California State University, Fullerton, corresponding author), Eileen L Zurbriggen (0009-0007-9452-4081, University of California, Santa Cruz) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 509-531 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1529-7489 • E-ISSN: 1530-2415 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/asap.12391 |
| OpenAlex | W4392620514 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 55 |
Neoliberalism is based on the dogma that free‐market capitalism serves the public better than governmental programs (e.g., public universities). In this research, we first asked what psychological orientations and beliefs predict support for one of the fundamental tenets of neoliberalism: the belief that government interferes with the smooth functioning of public life and the free market. Second, we examined how these predictors function across economic contexts and political regimes by collecting data in the United States and Turkey. We find that in two U.S. samples, high levels of Right‐Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) and the belief in personal wherewithal (i.e., anybody can move ahead if they work hard enough) predicted people's support for neoliberalism. In the Turkish sample, we found that RWA and personal wherewithal significantly predicted support for neoliberalism, but unlike the US, in Turkey, higher levels of RWA were related to the rejection of neoliberalism. Our research highlights the flexible relationship authoritarianism has with neoliberalism and the importance of a belief in personal wherewithal in justifying neoliberalism. This research illuminates differences between US neoliberal logic and populist neoliberalism in Turkey
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Political science · Politics · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Psychology · Social Psychology · Turkey's Politics and Society
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |