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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Muirhead, Russell (1965-....)
Rosenblum, Nancy L. (1947-....)
Titre(s) : A lot of people are saying [Texte imprimé] : the new conspiracism and the assault on democracy / Russell Muirhead, Nancy L. Rosenblum
Publication : Princeton (N.J.) : Princeton University press, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : ix, 211 pages ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-200) and index
Conspiracy theories are as old as politics. But conspiracists today have introduced
something new - conspiracy without theory. And the new conspiracism has moved from
the fringes to the heart of government with the election of Donald Trump. Russell
Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum show how the new conspiracism differs from classic conspiracy
theory, why so few officials speak truth to conspiracy, and what needs to be done
to resist it. Classic conspiracy theory insists that things are not what they seem
and gathers evidence - especially facts ominously withheld by official sources - to
tease out secret machinations. The new conspiracism is different. There is no demand
for evidence, no dots revealed to form a pattern, no close examination of shadowy
plotters. Dispensing with the burden of explanation, the new conspiracism imposes
its own reality through repetition (exemplified by the Trump catchphrase "a lot of
people are saying") and bare assertion ("rigged!"). The new conspiracism targets democratic
foundations - political parties and knowledge-producing institutions. It makes it
more difficult to argue, persuade, negotiate, compromise, and even to disagree. Ultimately,
it delegitimates democracy. Filled with vivid examples, A Lot of People Are Saying
diagnoses a defining and disorienting feature of today's politics and offers a guide
to responding to the threat
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : New conspiracism and the assault on democracy
Sujet(s) : Conspirationnisme -- États-Unis
Démocratie -- États-Unis
Politique et gouvernement -- États-Unis -- 1989-....
Politique et gouvernement -- États-Unis -- 2000-....
Indice(s) Dewey :
320.973 (23e éd.) = Situation et conditions politiques - États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0691188831. - ISBN 9780691188836
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb466175745
Notice n° :
FRBNF46617574
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Section I.. The new conspiracism. ; Conspiracy without the theory -- ; It's true enough
-- ; Presidential conspiracism -- ; Section II.. Delegitimating democracy. ; Political
parties -- ; Knowledge -- ; Who owns reality? -- ; Section III.. Defending democracy.
; Speaking truth. -- ; Conclusion: The crisis of democracy.
