Strongmen: How Illiberal Leaders Consolidate Power and How They Can Be Defeated
Published 2023-03-20
The lecture surveys how institutionalized misogyny, celebration of hypermasculinity, and violent rhetoric are building blocks of modern-day authoritarianism.
Keywords: Ruth Ben-Ghiat, strongmen, ideology, exploitation, gender politics, hypermasculinity, propaganda, monopolization, global democracy, illiberal government, toxic masculinity, populism, Trump, Putin, populism, fascism
Ruth Ben-Ghiat is Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University, a Guggenheim fellow, and Advisor to Protect Democracy. She is an MSNBC opinion columnist and a regular contributor to CNN and The Washington Post. She publishes Lucid, a newsletter on threats to democracy.
In her latest book, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present, Ben-Ghiat looks at how illiberal leaders use propaganda, corruption, violence, and machismo — and how they can be defeated.
Professor Ben-Ghiat is the spring 2023 Dan and Maggie Inouye Distinguished Chair in Democratic Ideals at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
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All Comments (21)
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It's very sad to me that this important lecture and issue has only garnered 1,000 views and one comment, mine 😢
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All the major & cable & youtubers need her on!!!! Daily!!!😊
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I regret that I have only one LIKE to give this lecture.
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I love her Strongman work. It is so brilliant and important!!!!
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She got this stuff figgered out correctly! Brilliant scholar!! Thank you Ruthie! Your work is must read! If you love democracy support Ruth!!
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My favorite professor of all things autocracy and fascism...
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Thank you for this book!
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Smart & insightful. A wee bit scary, too.
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She is beautifully smart
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Thank you!
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Address begins at 15:00
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Powerful
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Great last question.
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I rrmeconized the daanger as. Trump decended the escalator and announced his candacy
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True truth truly are within outward fr. GOD THE LORD IS REAL YOUR CHOICE 🎉
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I new just by walking my fingers welcome together we can make it is in our great father Heaven is true House of Gold ❤my heart and your Heart is all one together all ❤🎉
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At 14:00 she mentioned of "one of two parties" but isn't really exploring fully the role of the Democrats as enablers of what should be recognized as a right wing countetrevolution.
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Speaker doesn’t start until 14 freaking minutes in
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What has singing a song got to do with anything?
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