The Politics of Misinformation - Couverture rigide

Edelman, Murray

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521801176 ISBN 13 : 9780521801171

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

The Politics of Misinformation This book is about how people in power use language to generate and perpetuate misunderstandings.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Politics of Misinformation is an examination of how concentrations of social and economic power result in public languages of politics that are necessarily image-based, vague, and misleading in their denial of undemocratic tendencies. As a result, public discourses of democracy tend to be populistic, emotional, and likely to emphasize images of progress rather than structural inequalities in their formulations of public problems. Similarly, discourses of policy solutions to public problems emphasize assumptions about rationality in policy processes that are equally poor descriptions of most political outcomes. In short, neither typical problem definitions nor solutions invite critical popular understanding or involvement in democratic politics.

Revue de presse :

"Those deeply pessimistic about contemporary American politics will find great comfort in this volume." Choice

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0521801176
• ISBN 13: 9780521801171
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 152