Heroes, Villains, and Red-Lines: Constructing Political Characters in Authoritarian Jordan

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Brief Overview

Through a case study of Jordan we arrive at novel insights regarding the role and purpose of “character work”—or the effort to mold the reputations of political actors into socially-recognizable archetypes—in social movements under authoritarianism.

Authors

• Rosalie Rubio, George Washington University

• Matthew Thomas Lacouture, University of Chicago