Who does not protect democracy?: Examining the role of right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation

This study investigates how right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation predict one's tendency to protect basic democratic principles. Structural equation modelling of questionnaire data (N = 220) showed that social dominance orientation clearly predicted greater disregard for basic democratic principles, operationalized using the sacred-value-protection model as the extent to which one accepts monetarization of democratic...