Political Plasticity: The Future of Democracy and Dictatorship

ISBN-13: 9781009277112 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 228 str.

Fathali M. Moghaddam

Opis

Through the new concept 'political plasticity, Moghaddam explores the puzzle of continuity and change in human behavior. This timely volume demonstrates how political plasticity can pave the path to fuller democracy and justice for oppressed and marginalised groups.

Spis treści

List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Political plasticity, the key to understanding the future of democracy and dictatorship; 2. Hard-wiring inside and outside people; Part I. Political Plasticity and Behavioral Continuity: 3. Why do leaders still exist? Leadership and followership; 4. Rich and poor – still just as different; 5. Ethnicity is forever; 6. Religion, eternally present but with a thousand faces; 7. The built environment and behavioral continuity; Part II. Change Agents, in Theory and Practice: 8. Revolutions and political plasticity; 9. War as transformative; 10. Technology forces change; 11. Globalization and deglobalization; Part III. Looking Ahead: 12. The eternal dictator and political plasticity; Afterword. Lessons learned: The example of women in education; Notes; References; Index.