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      Race and Authoritarianism in American Politics

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          Authoritarianism, it seems, is alive and well these days. The Trump administration's blatant dismissal of democratic norms has many wondering whether it fits the authoritarian model. This review offers a framework for understanding authoritarianism in the American past, as well as the American present. Starting in the early twentieth century, this analysis seeks to provide a better understanding of how authoritarianism once existed in enclaves in the Jim Crow South, where it was intended to dominate blacks in the wake of emancipation. Confining the definition of authoritarianism to regime rule, however, leaves little room for a discussion of more contemporary authoritarianism, at the micro level. This review shifts focus to an assessment of political psychology's concept of authoritarianism and how it ultimately drives racism. Ultimately, we believe a tangible connection exists between racism and authoritarianism. Even so, we question the mechanism. Along the way, we also discuss the ways in which communities of color, often the targets of authoritarianism, resist the intolerance to which they have been exposed. We conclude with a discussion of why we believe, despite temporal and spatial differences as well as incongruous levels of analysis, that micro- and macro-level authoritarianism have much in common.

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                Author and article information

                Journal
                Annual Review of Political Science
                Annu. Rev. Polit. Sci.
                Annual Reviews
                1094-2939
                1545-1577
                May 11 2019
                May 11 2019
                : 22
                : 1
                : 503-519
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Department of Political Science, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA;
                [2 ]Department of Political Science, California State University, Sacramento, California 95819, USA;
                Article
                10.1146/annurev-polisci-050317-064519
                8f686189-1b70-4dda-bfd8-24e45b327d69
                © 2019
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                Social policy & Welfare,Political science,Psychology,Law
                Social policy & Welfare, Political science, Psychology, Law

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