Infinite regress: The dialectic of narcissism in new authoritarianism
European Journal of Social Theory
Published online on April 13, 2026
Abstract
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In contemporary debates within social theory, narcissism is understood either as a marker of postrepressive subjectivity beyond the old authoritarian character or as a persistent psychic mechanism underpinning both past and present authoritarian ...
In contemporary debates within social theory, narcissism is understood either as a marker of postrepressive subjectivity beyond the old authoritarian character or as a persistent psychic mechanism underpinning both past and present authoritarian ...