WestminsterResearch http://www.westminster.ac.uk/westminsterresearch Donald Trump: A Critical Theory-Perspective on Authoritarian Capitalism Fuchs, Christian This is a copy of the final published version of an article published in tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique, 15 (1), 1-72, 2017. The final definitive version is available online at: http://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/835 tripleC is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal (ISSN: 1726-670X). All journal content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. The WestminsterResearch online digital archive at the University of Westminster aims to make the research output of the University available to a wider audience. Copyright and Moral Rights remain with the authors and/or copyright owners. Whilst further distribution of specific materials from within this archive is forbidden, you may freely distribute the URL of WestminsterResearch: ((http://westminsterresearch.wmin.ac.uk/). In case of abuse or copyright appearing without permission e-mail
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[email protected], @fuchschristian Abstract: This paper analyses economic power, state power and ideological power in the age of Donald Trump with the help of critical theory. It applies the critical theory approaches of thinkers such as Franz Neumann, Theodor W. Adorno and Erich Fromm. It analyses changes of US capitalism that have together with political anxiety and demagoguery brought about the rise of Donald Trump.