Banal but brutal: Career anxiety is a driving force behind authoritarianism

Why do some people become the dictators' most brutal agents? And why do others overthrow them in a coup? The new research published in the book ‘Making a Career in Dictatorship: The Secret Logic behind Repression and Coups’ offers a surprising answer: it is not about fanaticism or sadism – but about the fear that one's own career is stalling.