Alessandro Nai, University of Amsterdam; and Jürgen Maier, University of Koblenz-Landau
For Dark Politics: The Personality of Politicians and the Future of Democracy

Alessandro Nai (University of Amsterdam) and Jürgen Maier’s (University of Koblenz-Landau) book Dark Politics: The Personality of Politicians and the Future of Democracy, published by Oxford University Press, establishes a new frontier in research on the electoral implications of politicians’ personalities. The book introduces new data on the “dark triad” of narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism among electoral candidates worldwide. They explore how “dark” politicians campaign, when they win, how they govern, and which voters find dark personalities appealing. This agenda-setting book has important implications for understanding the rise of dark politics and the future of democracy around the world.