Manipulating Democracy: Democratic Theory, Political Psychology, and Mass Media by Wayne LeCheminant Details
Manipulation is a widespread concern in contemporary American politics. Observers accuse the manipulative practices of the political declaration, media coverage and public discourse of helping to create an increasingly polarized…
Manipulation is a widespread concern in contemporary American politics. Observers accuse the manipulative practices of the political declaration, media coverage and public discourse of helping to create an increasingly polarized political arena, an incomplete and indifferent electoral audience, electoral campaigns that exploit public fears and prejudices, and media that evoke feelings rather than education.
The policy process is often focused on symbolic rather than objective. The manipulation of democracy presents the first comprehensive dialogue between empirical policy scholars and normative theorists on the definition and contemporary practice of democratic manipulation.
This impressive group of eminent scientists - political scientists, philosophers, cognitive psychologists, and communication scientists - collectively extracts the links between competing definitions of manipulation, manipulation psychology, and practices and practices that are seen to be rigorously manipulated. - The discovery of an issue at the heart of democratic politics..
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