Title: Authoritative governance
Description: From the publisher. The role of the media has become a central part of politics and policy in the twenty-first century. That dominance has led many to suggest a trend of 'dumbing down': the privileging of style over content. In this provocative new book, Maarten Hajer takes issue with the 'dumbing down' thesis both on theoretical and empirical grounds. He aims to show how authoritative governance remains possible in crisis-driven circumstances and a highly 'mediatized' world.
Subjects: Policy sciences, Political aspects, Authority, Mass media, Communication in politics, Mass media, political aspects, 88.60 policy science: general, 89.56 political communication, Autorität, Massenmedien, Politik, Politische Kommunikation, Politische Planung, Government policy, Political communication, Supervision, Social change, Communication in public administration, Political planning, Legitimacy of governments, Government publicity, Public opinion, Public administration, Press coverage