Holger Elias: The Will to Be Led, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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The Will to Be Led examines why people who value freedom can become receptive to authoritarian leadership, conformity, and exclusion. Holger Elias connects the traditions of mass psychology and Critical Theory with the conditions of contemporary life: social insecurity, market competition, concentrated media power, and digital platforms.

The book follows the crowd from public gatherings into everyday communication, news coverage, and social media. It explores how political language, framing, repetition, and emotional appeals shape perception and belonging. Alongside this analysis, it considers the democratic possibilities of collective action and offers practical approaches to examining media messages. Its central concern is how people can develop independent judgment while creating the social conditions that make freedom and solidarity possible.