The Democratic Citizen, Political Plasticity and National Development: A Psychological Perspective
Fathali M. Moghaddam,
Raimundo Salas-Schweikart,
Melanie Schneider
Abstract:The global context in which national development is taking place has changed in important ways, including widening and entrenched inequalities, deglobalisation, weakened democracies, more aggressive dictatorships and the rise of authoritarian strongmen in many countries. Within this changed context, we examine the central role of the democratic citizen and political plasticity in national development. Our arguments are supported by reference to empirical psychological studies, as well as applied challenges in … Show more
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