Why Tyrants Go Too Far: Malignant Narcissism and Absolute Power
This article explores the puzzling behavior of tyrants who undermine themselves once in power. The realpolitik perspective and a variety of psychological frameworks are used to try to resolve this puzzle in the cases of several ancient and three contemporary tyrants. Although all the frameworks used...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Political Psychology. - Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 1979. - 23(2002), 1, Seite 1-37 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2002
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Political Psychology |
| Schlagworte: | Tyrants Narcissism Power Stalin Hitler Saddam Hussein Political science Behavioral sciences |
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