This study addresses the impact of misinformation and disengagement on democratic governance, focusing on climate change as a case study, highlighting how politicians balance mobilizing the disengaged with accommodating those holding false beliefs, potentially impeding effective responses and causing harm.
Title
‘It Isn’t What We Don’t Know That Gives Us Trouble, It’s What We Know That Ain’t So’: Misinformation and Democratic Politics
Summary
َAuthor
Hochschild, J., & Einstein, K. L.
Year
2015
َThematic Area
Climate Change
Topic
Misinformation and Correction
Country
Global
Region
Global
Misinformation Combatting
Combatting Strategies
Place Published
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Journal
British Journal of Political Science
DOI
10.1017/S000712341400043X
URL
APA 7th End Text Citation
Hochschild, J., & Einstein, K. L. (2015). ‘It Isn’t What We Don’t Know That Gives Us Trouble, It’s What We Know That Ain’t So’: Misinformation and Democratic Politics. British Journal of Political Science, 45 (3), 467-475.