num_pages: 152
description: The Politics of Misinformation is a critical examination of how and why the public has confidence in political progress and innovation even though most change is superficial. Concentrations of social and economic power produce illusions that create the impression of beneficial social change while erasing the possibility of such change. Language, bureaucratic authority, law, political parties, science, and other social institutions help to produce images that mislead both non-elite and elite, creating the appearance of rational democracy while at the same time obscuring structural inequality, discouraging critical evaluation of political policy, and thwarting involvement in democratic politics.
language: English
title: The Politics of Misinformation
titlecomplete: The Politics of Misinformation
genres: Theory, Communication
ratings_count: 15
series: Communication, Society and Politics
publisher: Cambridge University Press