cam a22 4500 582585627 CHVBK 20200415153459.0 m d cr |n |||||||| 180910t20192019nju sb 001 0 eng d 2018957712 0-691-18883-1 (hardcover) 978-0-691-18883-6 (hardcover) (SERSOL)ssj0002220964 (WaSeSS)ssj0002220964 YDX eng YDX BDX OCLCQ ATNSH ERASA NFG YDXIT JQW OCLCF CHVBK OCLCO ZNS OCLCA DLC WaSeSS rda JK275 .M86 2019 320.973 23 Muirhead Russell 1965- author A lot of people are saying the new conspiracism and the assault on democracy Russell Muirhead, Nancy L. Rosenblum New conspiracism and the assault on democracy Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Press [2019] ©2019 1 online resource (ix, 211 pages) text txt rdacontent/eng computer c rdamedia/eng online resource cr rdacarrier/eng Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-200) and index. 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. Lizenzbedingungen können den Zugang einschränken. License restrictions may limit access. 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. 2000-2099 fast Conspiracy theories Political aspects United States Truthfulness and falsehood Political aspects United States Democracy United States Conspiracy theories (OCoLC)fst01748943 fast Democracy (OCoLC)fst00890077 fast Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741 fast Politische Kommunikation gnd Verschwörung gnd Suggestion gnd Behauptung gnd Gemeinplatz gnd Verschwörungstheorie gnd Glaubwürdigkeit gnd Demokratie gnd United States Politics and government 21st century United States (OCoLC)fst01204155 fast USA gnd Rosenblum Nancy L. Nancy Lipton 1947- https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9780691190068 Uni Basel: Volltext https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9780691190068 Uni Bern: Volltext De Gruyter PDA SSH eBooks E-Books von 360MarcUpdates PDA Package: All eBook Content, incl. OWV/AV PDA5EBK IDSBB 100 1- Muirhead Russell 1965- author IDSBB 700 1- Rosenblum Nancy L. Nancy Lipton 1947- IDSBB 856 40 https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9780691190068 Uni Basel: Volltext IDSBB 856 40 https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9780691190068 Uni Bern: Volltext SWISSBIB 566999293 BK020053 XK020053 XK020000 IDSBB A145 A145 145VT https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9780691190068 NELA1452003 IDSBB B405 B405 405VT https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9780691190068 NELB4052004