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Chams Eddine Zaougui

Boekvoorstelling: "Machtskunstenaar. Een karakteranalyse van Donald Trump"
Boekhandel Limerick, De Bezige Bij & VIERNULVIER
  • Wed 30.09
    20:30 - 22:00
    De Vooruit, Gent
    De Vooruit - Foyer Theaterzaal
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There is something wrong with our image of Donald Trump. The American president may seem completely unfit to hold the most powerful office in the world, but even his biggest critics must admit: the man is a staggering political force.

Since his political comeback in 2024, it has been difficult to maintain that Trump is merely the sum of his blunders. Or that pure luck would explain how an arrogant and vulgar opportunist managed to become president. Even bad people have talent. This prompted Chams Eddine Zaougui, an expert on authoritarian leadership, to investigate what makes Trump so effective.

By zooming in on his skills and dissecting him as an illusionist, demagogue, liar, and fighter, Zaougui shows that Trump instinctively knows what works. And this leads to an uncomfortable conclusion: Trump is not a historical accident, but a leader who is closer to us than we want to admit.

Chams Eddine Zaougui engages in conversation with journalist Simon Demeulemeester about the most influential political leader of the moment and the mirror he holds up to us. Afterwards, the author will sign at the bookstand of bookstore Limerick.

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