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Social transmission of support for authoritarian rule: Evidence from field and survey experiments
20 March 2024, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
Join this event to hear Andreas Kotsadam assess the role of social influence on the preference for authoritarian, undemocratic leaders in pre-registered field and survey experiments in the Norwegian Armed Forces.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Tobias Ruttenauer
Location
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Room G0355-59 Gordon SquareLondonWC1H 0NU
Why do some individuals prefer authoritarian governance over democratic governance?
Andreas proposes that the social environment shapes authoritarian orientations. This seminar will assess the role of social influence on the preference for authoritarian, undemocratic leaders in pre-registered field and survey experiments in the Norwegian Armed Forces.
Andreas will suggest that support for authoritarian rule can have a social basis, and that desire for authoritarian rule could spread through social contagion in established democracies.
This event will be particularly useful for those interested in behavioural economics, experimental economics, peer influence and political attitudes.
Please note this is a hybrid event and can be joined either in-person or online.
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About the Speaker
Andreas Kotsadam
Senior Researcher at The Frisch Centre and Professor at the Psychology at the University of Oslo
His main research interests are behavioral economics, development issues, and inequality.
More about Andreas Kotsadam