The Authoritarians

Overview

The Authoritarians is a book written by retiring University of Manitoba professor Bob Altemeyer and published solely online in PDF format, available for free download. (The PDFs are compatible with KGhostView and KPDF, although the footnote links did not work in KGhostView.)

Chapters

• Introduction (best to read this first)
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1. Who Are the Authoritarian Followers?
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2. The Roots of Authoritarian Aggression, and Authoritarianism Itself
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3. How Authoritarian Followers Think
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4. Authoritarian Followers and Religious Fundamentalism
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5. Authoritarian Leaders
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6. Authoritarianism and Politics
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7. What's To Be Done?
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Links

Reference

• official web site
  • Google Groups forum
  • very simple, limited forum
• Google search: [1]

Commentary

• 2007-01-20 Bob Altemeyer Publishes "The Authoritarians" Online

Notes

Questions for follow-up studies

• Is there a correlation between "RWA" level and...
  • ...interest in spectator sports?
  • ...friendships? (do high-RWAs and low-RWAs get along?)
  • ...creativity? artistic talent?

Some examples of "left-wing" authoritarianism are raised here.