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Authoritarianism as pathology of recognition: the sociological substance and actuality of the authoritarian personality

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Authoritarianism as pathology of recognition: the sociological substance and actuality of the authoritarian personality

dc.contributor.author	Herzog, Benno
dc.date.accessioned	2023-09-13T08:00:09Z
dc.date.available	2023-09-14T04:45:07Z
dc.date.issued	2021	es_ES
dc.identifier.citation	Herzog, B. Authoritarianism as pathology of recognition: the sociological substance and actuality of the authoritarian personality. Humanit Soc Sci Commun 8, 135 (2021).	es_ES
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10550/89222
dc.description.abstract	The rise of the notions of authoritarianism and the authoritarian personality is directly linked to pathologies of early modernity and to social constellations that systematically produce dispositions of character that ultimately form the base of Nazi fascism. The aim of this article, thus, is to explore sociological actuality, i.e., the explanatory power and informative value of the concepts of authoritarianism and the authoritarian personality. Therefore, throughout the article, authoritarianism is framed as a social, i.e., relational approach, similar to that of recognition. However, as authoritarianism does not point towards autonomy, it can be read as a pathology of recognition. The text starts by presenting authoritarianism and authoritarian personality as introduced to the academic debate by early Critical Theory, including a description of the historical and intellectual conditions of the time. It then explores three essential elements of these concepts and how they have changed from then to now; namely, authorities, authoritarian measures, and psychological dispositions used to accept both. The sociological tools thus laid open are then used to respond to current questions about authoritarianism using the example of the impact of experts on crisis discourses. Pointing towards discursive mediation, I ask when and how the need to rely on experts fosters authoritarianism. There are basically two ways of understanding authoritarianism as still present in our society. The first is as a backward-leaning ideology of the good old times. Especially in politics, we can find a wish to overcome complex democratic decision-making procedures with strong, authoritarian leadership. The second form involves understanding authoritarianism not as a personal authority but as a swarm authority in the modern and (digital) panopticon. This pathology of recognition leads to alienated relations with others as mere anonymous providers of evaluations	es_ES
dc.language.iso	en	es_ES
dc.publisher	Springer	es_ES
dc.subject	authoritarianism	es_ES
dc.subject	authoritarian personality	es_ES
dc.subject	pathology	es_ES
dc.subject	sociological substance	es_ES
dc.title	Authoritarianism as pathology of recognition: the sociological substance and actuality of the authoritarian personality	es_ES
dc.type	journal article	es_ES
dc.subject.unesco	UNESCO::SOCIOLOGÍA	es_ES
dc.identifier.doi	10.1057/s41599-021-00819-5	es_ES
dc.accrualmethod	S	es_ES
dc.embargo.terms	0 days	es_ES
dc.type.hasVersion	VoR	es_ES
dc.rights.accessRights	open access	es_ES