by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Apr 11, 2024 | Gender Politics
Lucid, April 11, 2024 In an authoritarian state, women are as much the enemies of the strongman as the press, prosecutors, and the opposition. We can correlate the appeal of strongmen to moments when men feel their status is threatened due to changes in gender roles... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Mar 29, 2024 | Propaganda
Lucid, March 29, 2024 Last week, I looked at the question of why people believe propaganda. Today, I offer some thoughts about what we can do to push back against it. A January 2021 paper counted 175 civil society organizations around the world now working on... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Mar 20, 2024 | Donald Trump And the GOP
CNN, March 4, 2023 Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Viktor Orban, Adolf Hitler, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-un, Saddam Hussein: What do they have in common? All of these authoritarians have reportedly drawn praise from former US president — and now GOP presidential... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Nov 3, 2023 | Gender Politics
Lucid, November 9, 2023 The strongman would be nothing without bodies to orchestrate and control. He needs crowds to acclaim his successes, propagandists and lawyers to cover up his corruption, military and security personnel to fight his domestic and international... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Aug 20, 2023 | Global Authoritarianism
Haaretz, August 14, 2023 Read the full article here. by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Aug 14, 2023 | Global Authoritarianism
Haaretz, August 14, 2023 Israel’s mass pro-democracy protest movement has given many Israelis hope. But their growing resistance is understood by strongmen leaders like Netanyahu as a betrayal that only hardens their will to prevail and their appetite for revenge Read...