Overview
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
- Offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of play of post-truth politics in Europe
- Present a view of post-truth politics as a shift in political culture connected to the resurgence of right-wing populism
- Highlights how debates on issues such as migration and the pandemic have been susceptible to the use of misinformation
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology (PSEPS)
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About this book
This open access book is the product of three years of academic research that has been carried out in the EU-funded Jean Monnet Network on “Post-Truth Politics, Nationalism and the Delegitimation of European Integration” since 2019. Drawing on the multidisciplinary expertise of the network’s members, the book explores the impact of the phenomenon of post-truth politics on European integration and the European Union. It places particular emphasis on how post-truth politics has played out in the public sphere and asks what impact the phenomenon has had on public deliberation, but reflects also on its implications for democracy in a wider sense. This book is primarily written for audiences with an interest in politics and policy making, including academics, policy makers and civil-society actors. Thanks to its accessible style, the book should however also be an asset to wider audiences.
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Post-Truth Politics, Democracy and the Public Sphere
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Post-Truth Populism and the Disintegration of Europe
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Mediatisation and Politicisation of Immigration
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Conclusion
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Maximilian Conrad is Professor of Political Science at the University of Iceland.
Guðmundur Hálfdanarson is Professor of History at the University of Iceland.
Asimina Michailidou is Senior Researcher at the ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo, Norway.
Charlotte Galpin is Associate Professor of German and European Politics at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Niko Pyrhönen is Researcher in the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Europe in the Age of Post-Truth Politics
Book Subtitle: Populism, Disinformation and the Public Sphere
Editors: Maximilian Conrad, Guðmundur Hálfdanarson, Asimina Michailidou, Charlotte Galpin, Niko Pyrhönen
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13694-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-13693-1Published: 11 November 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-13696-2Published: 11 November 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-13694-8Published: 10 November 2022
Series ISSN: 2946-6016
Series E-ISSN: 2946-6024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 259
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: European Politics, Political Sociology, Political Communication