Book contents
- Political Plasticity
- The Progressive Psychology Book Series
- Political Plasticity
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Political Plasticity, the Key to Understanding the Future of Democracy and Dictatorship
- Chapter 2 Hardwiring inside and outside People
- Part I Political Plasticity and Behavioral Continuity
- Part II Change Agents, in Theory and Practice
- Part III Looking Ahead
- Chapter 12 The Eternal Dictator and Political Plasticity
- Afterword
- Notes
- References
- Index
Afterword
Lessons Learned: The Example of Women in Education
from Part III - Looking Ahead
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 January 2023
- Political Plasticity
- The Progressive Psychology Book Series
- Political Plasticity
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Political Plasticity, the Key to Understanding the Future of Democracy and Dictatorship
- Chapter 2 Hardwiring inside and outside People
- Part I Political Plasticity and Behavioral Continuity
- Part II Change Agents, in Theory and Practice
- Part III Looking Ahead
- Chapter 12 The Eternal Dictator and Political Plasticity
- Afterword
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
The concept of political plasticity leads us to identify areas of human behavior that are highly resistant to change and need special planning in order to bring about reforms, and also areas that have more potential for change and, through their change, will bring about larger transformations in societies. In domains such as ethnicity, leadership, rich–poor divide, and religion, planning for change must be undertaken taking into account, first, the great obstacles to change and, second, the possibility of backward movement away from democracy. But there are other domains where political plasticity is much higher and which can bring about more widespread transformations. The illustrative example of women in education is discussed in this chapter. The rapid progress of women in education throughout much of the world since World War II has been truly astonishing. If managed well, the progress of women in education can lead to progress in other areas, including population control and global warming.
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- Political PlasticityThe Future of Democracy and Dictatorship, pp. 154 - 161Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023