Janja Lalich: podcast appearances and interviews

Janja Lalich, born in 1945, is an American sociologist and writer recognized for her expertise on cults and coercion, charismatic authority, power relations, ideology, and social control. She is a professor emerita of sociology at California State University, Chico. Lalich has contributed to the understanding of social influence and the mechanisms of group dynamics, drawing on her research and academic work in sociology. Her insights have been influential in examining the ways in which social structures and authority influence individual behavior and societal norms.