Does power corrupt? It depends, says McMaster’s Sukhvinder Obhi

Sukhvinder Obhi takes on what he calls the “folk psychology” surrounding how power affects people in Wednesday’s Globe and Mail.

The associate professor in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour writes in an op-ed that “allegations of harassment and sexual aggression by members of two of Canada’s most esteemed institutions may be shocking to some, but they are part of a patter that is showing up ever more frequently in our news feeds.”

In the article, Obhi breaks down the research behind power in light of the Jian Ghomeshi scandal and allegations of sexual aggression on Parliament Hill.

Read the full article: Power may not corrupt, but it sure does facilitate

Front page photo by Maria Azzurra Mugnai via Wikimedia Commons