Essays about: "Post-truth Politics"

Found 3 essays containing the words Post-truth Politics.

  1. 1. Spinning facts. Of spin, post-truth and the instrumentalisation of science. A case study from Denmark

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Paula Karoline Ottenberg; [2019]
    Keywords : spin; post-truth; instrumentalisation of science; sustainability science; Denmark; agriculture; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Connecting science to political agenda-setting is essential for a sustainable transition and acceptable politics. This task is complicated by phenomena like post-truth, for which facts are a non-issue. However, post-truth is not the only issue. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Ministry of Post-Truth: Using George Orwell’s 1984 to Develop English as a Foreign Language Students’ Critical Thinking Skills

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Hudberg; [2018]
    Keywords : EFL; Critical thinking; George Orwell; 1984; Dystopian Fiction; Post-truth; Alternative Facts; Fake News; Critical literacy pedagogy;

    Abstract : In 2016, “post-truth” was chosen as the word of the year by the Oxford Dictionaries. This is a concept that has come to be associated with a type of political discourse in which objective facts are less important than factual inaccuracies which appeal to emotion to influence people’s attitudes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Populism and the refugee crisis - The communication of the Hungarian government on the European refugee crisis in 2015-2016

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Zsolt Marton; [2017]
    Keywords : refugee; populism; Hungary; political campaign; refugee crisis; politics; campaign; demagogy; referendum; European Union; EU; Hungarian; discourse; critical discourse analysis; CDA; power; post-factuality; post-truth; immigration;

    Abstract : The European refugee crisis sparked many debates within the European Union member states, as European countries had different ideas about handling the situation. As a result to the long negotiations without decisions, the crisis escalated, resulting in anti-immigrant, populist parties to emerge with big support among European citizens. READ MORE