Political Authenticity
Conceptualization of a Popular Term
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12977288 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon M Luebke (0000-0003-3398-6649, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 635-653 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Press/Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1940-1612 • E-ISSN: 1040-1620 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1940161220948013 |
| OpenAlex | W3048692118 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 61 |
| References cited | 60 |
Authenticity is a prominent concept in current political discourse. Its popularity in political communication has also inspired a growing but still fragmented body of research in communication science. Since this field lacks an integrative conceptualization, this article aims to clarify political authenticity for academic discourse and as a research object for communication science. The article provides a narrative review of research on authenticity in political communication and proposes an understanding of political authenticity as a social construction which is created and negotiated in complex communication processes among politicians, the media, and the audience. I propose performed, mediated, and perceived political authenticity as three analytic perspectives to deconstruct these complex processes and to link political authenticity with media and communication literature. Finally, I derive four dimensions of political authenticity (consistency, intimacy, ordinariness, and immediacy) and corresponding indicators that will help to operationalize it as a strategy by politicians, a product from mediation processes, and as an audience perception
Communication studies · Conceptualization · Epistemology · Immediacy · Mediation · Narrative · Operationalization · Political communication · Political science · Politics · Popularity · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
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Wanted
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Why Trump? Candidate Authenticity, Trust in Government, and Primary Elections
Staging Political Authenticity
The “Reality” of Campaign Production Strategy
Who’s “Really” Authentic? The Role of Race, Gender, and Party in Shaping Perceptions of Candidate Authenticity
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Mediated self-presentation, authenticity, and image construction
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Mother of the Nation
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Affective Representation
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Do We Know Politicians' True Selves From the Media? Exploring the Relationship Between Political Media Exposure and Perceived Political Authenticity
The Use of TikTok for Political Campaigning in Canada
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Authenticity, communication, and critical theory
The ‘real deal’
Impression management
The discursive construction of authenticity
The Semiotics of Authenticity
Authentic Trump
Branding politics
Just like us
Fighting fire with fire
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Doing Authenticity
Authenticity and Carrier Agents
Polls and Elections Public Perceptions Regarding the Authenticity of the 2012 Presidential Candidates
The 2000 Presidential Campaign
Twitter as arena for the authentic outsider
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Authenticity
Conceptualizing Mediatization
Candidates, Issues and Voters
Not Simply in the Eye of the Beholder
Candidate Authenticity
Presidential Candidate Images
Twice-told tales
Tell it like it is
The #nofilter Self
Malcolm Turnbull's conversational career on Twitter
The authenticity of social-media performance
The Authentic Appeal of the Lying Demagogue
Kinds of Authenticity
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Trust in the Age of Social Media
| Unique citing works | 61 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 12,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 60 |