How Power Corrupts

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-7

3. Corruption, Power and Democracy

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   Pages 8-29

4. Psychologies of Power

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   Pages 30-55

5. Individual Cognition

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   Pages 56-73

6. Organisational Knowledge

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   Pages 74-106

7. Democratic Conclusions

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   Pages 107-118

8. Back Matter

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This is an interdisciplinary study of the mechanisms by which power corrupts. It incorporates political theory, organizational studies and cognitive science. In particular, it introduces advances in the field of cognitive psychology, which it uses to examine the effects of institutionalized power on how we think.

• cognitive psychology
• cognitive science
• corruption
• democracy
• Institution
• political theory

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• University of Leeds, UK

  Ricardo Blaug

RICARDO BLAUG is a Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Leeds, UK. Formerly a psychiatric social worker and public sector manager, he has lived in the USA and the Netherlands. An award winning author, he also delivers research and consultancy to a range of public organisations and policy-makers.
 


 

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