Europe in the Age of Post-Truth Politics:Populism, Disinformation and the Public Sphere (Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology)

by: Maximilian Conrad (Editor),Guðmundur Hálfdanarson(Editor),Asimina Michailidou(Editor),Charlotte Galpin(Editor),Niko Pyrhönen(Editor)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 11 Nov. 2022

Language: English

Print Length: 276 pages

ISBN-10: 3031136934

ISBN-13: 9783031136931

Book Description

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.