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Reply to K enneth Thomas's “ Wild Analysis in Politics ”
Author(s) -
Crouse James,
Stalker Douglas
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
political psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.419
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-9221
pISSN - 0162-895X
DOI - 10.1111/pops.12089
Subject(s) - authoritarianism , psychodynamics , politics , psychology , social psychology , psychoanalysis , sociology , criminology , law , political science , democracy
We try to clarify K enneth T homas's (“ W ild A nalysis in P olitics”) mistakes about our analysis of the question: Do right‐wing authoritarian ( RWA ) beliefs originate from psychological conflict? We suggest, contrary to T homas's analysis, an approach that builds on the kinds of psychodynamic causes we use to explain RWA and the importance of confirming them empirically.