Glossary: Politics
The meanings for some terms used on this subsite.
Dark Triad - Personality that has strong traits of psychopathy, narcissism and Machiavell
ianism. democracy - Political system where decisions are made on the basic of each person having one vote, even if it is as a vote for whom to represent them.
fractal △- patterns that are similar but differ in scale, as per Mandelbrot images, but their conceptual implications are useful to bridge between individual, group, national and global dynamics.
Machiavellianism - Temperamentally predisposed to be calculating, conniving, and deceptive. Essentially amoral, they use other people as stepping stones to reach their goals. From Machiavell
ianism from Psychology Today, as at . narcissism - Encompasses a hunger for appreciation or admiration, a desire to be the centre of attention, and an expectation of special treatment reflecting perceived higher status. From Narcissism from Psychology Today, as at .
neoliberalism △- Politico-economic system where government is meant to focus on supporting business activity, while doing as little else as possible.
psychopathy - Condition characterized by the absence of empathy and the blunting of other affective states. Callousness, detachment. From Psychopathy from Psychology Today, as at .