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Polis Seminar: The Personality of a Personality Cult

Polis Seminar: The Personality of a Personality Cult

Event Venue:

Zoom

Supporters of former U.S. president Donald Trump are frequently described as a ‘cult of personality’ in the mainstream media, for uncritically following their leader – but what draws them to him?

Supporters of former U.S. president Donald Trump are frequently described as a ‘cult of personality’ in the mainstream media, for uncritically following their leader – but what draws them to him? Using our original U.S. survey data from April 2021, we consider whether a particular personality type based on the ‘big five’ personality dimensions characterizes Trump’s most loyal supporters, and might help drive their enduring attraction to him.

Polis Seminar

Chair

Location: Zoom ID 880 1654 9495

Contact: benjamin.isakan@deakin.edu.au for password

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