Ruth Ben-Ghiat is Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University. She writes on authoritarian leaders, fascism, and propaganda. A regular contributor to CNN and other news and analysis sites, she appears frequently on radio, podcasts, and television and is quoted in news stories around the world on threats to democracy and how to counter them. Her latest book, Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present, will be published by W.W. Norton & Company in November 2020.
Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present
Available November 2020 from W.W. Norton & Co.
Ours is the age of the strongman, of heads of state who damage or destroy democracy use masculinity as a tool of political legitimacy, and promise law and order rule - and then legitimize lawless behavior by financial, sexual, and other predators. Covering a century of
tyranny, this book examines how
authoritarians use propaganda, virility, corruption, and violence to stay in
power, and how they can be opposed.
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Interviews & Appearances
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Don Lemon CNN Tonight Interview
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Al Jazeera Interview
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All in with Chris Hayes, MSNBC
FEATURED ESSAY
FEATURED INTERVIEWS
NYRB Profile: Why I Decided to Study Fascism
New York Review Of Books, August 31, 2020
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Strongmen: Mussolini To The Present - Living Memorial to the Holocaust
- "Journalists as Hate Object: Populism, Authoritarianism, and the Free Press."
- PEN World Voices Festival: Journalists as Hate Object: Populism, Authoritarianism and the Free Press,” June 8, 2020,5-6:30EST. Livestream panel with Jay Rosen, Jason Stanley, and Klaus Brinkbäumer.
- Due to Covid-19, all in-person conference and speaking events have been cancelled or postponed.
ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Events
- Strongmen: Mussolini To The Present - Living Memorial to the Holocaust
- "Journalists as Hate Object: Populism, Authoritarianism, and the Free Press."
- PEN World Voices Festival: Journalists as Hate Object: Populism, Authoritarianism and the Free Press,” June 8, 2020,5-6:30EST. Livestream panel with Jay Rosen, Jason Stanley, and Klaus Brinkbäumer.
- Due to Covid-19, all in-person conference and speaking events have been cancelled or postponed.
