This Authoritarian Life

This Authoritarian Life explores everyday human stories to make sense of authoritarian politics. Once a month, anthropologists Kristóf Szombati and Erdem Evren, relying on their own experience from Hungary and Turkey, invite guests from all over the world to shine light on the following questions:

What are the roots of authoritarianism? What does the rise of authoritarianism look like up close? How can everyday people navigate authoritarian spaces? And how can authoritarianism be confronted?

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It’s about understanding: giving you a better grasp of the deeper causes driving authoritarianism. It’s about insight: offering a glimpse into the difficulties of navigating authoritarian lifeworlds. It’s about hope: examples of people who work toward a more humane world.

Guest

Richard Seymour

Richard Seymour is a Northern Irish author, commentator and owner of the blog Lenin's Tomb. His books include The Meaning of David Cameron (2010), Unhitched (2013), Against Austerity (2014), Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics (2016) and Disaster Nationalism (2024). He currently lives in London. A former member of the Socialist Workers Party, he left the organization in March 2013. He completed his PhD in sociology at the London School of Economics under the supervision of Paul Gilroy. He has contributed to publications such as The Guardian and Jacobin.

Guest appearance on:

The Psychic Life of Authoritarianism (Origins) #4