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Power, Politics, and Paranoia : Why People Are Suspicious of Their Leaders by Jan-Willem van Prooijen, Paul A. M Van Lange, Paul A. M. van Lange is a psychology available to read on EtoBox.
What is Power, Politics, and Paranoia : Why People Are Suspicious of Their Leaders about?
Powerful societal leaders - such as politicians and Chief Executives - are frequently met with substantial distrust by the public. But why are people so suspicious of their leaders? One possibility is that 'power corrupts', and therefore people are right in their reservations. Indeed, there are numerous examples of unethical leadership, even at the highest level, as the Watergate and Enron scandals clearly illustrate. Another possibility is that people are unjustifiably paranoid, as underscored
Who reads Power, Politics, and Paranoia : Why People Are Suspicious of Their Leaders?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jan-Willem van Prooijen, Paul A. M Van Lange, Paul A. M. van Lange
- Publisher
- University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781316617922
- Category
- psychology
- Subjects
- Sociology, Political Science, Psychology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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