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Psychographics on Steroids--The Attacks on Democratic Governments
- Author(s):
- MARK GOODMAN JOHN GOODMAN
- Editor(s):
- Jyotirmaya Patnaik (see profile)
- Date:
- 2020
- Group(s):
- Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Electronic Literature, Feminist Humanities, Information Ecosystems
- Subject(s):
- Democracy--Philosophy, Russian literature, Russians--Social life and customs, Local government, Politics and government--Philosophy, Propaganda
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Psychographics, democracy, Russian manipulation, Democratic theory, Russian culture, Theories of government
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/5bqs-wn94
- Abstract:
- Research originally developed in the 1970s to make television and mass media advertising more effective has involved into a contemporary system of propaganda manipulation. Agents use social media to convince people that fake news is a valid reason for people to act and to vote. While the Russian manipulation of the U.S. presidential election in 2016 has received the most attention, people are being manipulated around the world. These manipulations undermine democratic governments, which require an informed, voting public. This paper outlines the theories behind the manipulation of social media and the conditions under which these efforts are most likely to work.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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