Speaking Truth to Conspiracy
Partisanship and Trust
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6251490 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell Muirhead (0000-0001-9951-4316), Nancy L Rosenblum |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-88 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-3811 • E-ISSN: 1933-8007 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08913811.2016.1173981 |
| OpenAlex | W2346877967 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 8 |
What we call the "partisan connection"—the bridge parties build between the people and the formal polity—entails sympathizing with citizens' suspicions and fears (though not recklessly stoking them). However, loosening the partisan connection and "speaking truth to conspiracy" is sometimes a moral and political imperative when conspiracy charges come from party leaders' constituents and fellow partisans. We consider epistemological challenges that make it difficult to assess whether conspiracy claims are warranted, and we consider political challenges to assessing the validity of conspiracy claims that are posed by the secrecy, misleading partial truths, obscurantism, and lying that are endemic to politics. Finally, we propose three standards for responsible party officials to use when judging whether to oppose conspiratorial claims: when they are fueled by hatred of certain groups; when they represent the opposition as treasonous and illegitimate; and when conspiracism extends to authority generally, especially expert authority, thereby undermining the basic work of government decision making
Democracy · Gerrymandering · Hatred · Law and economics · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Polity · Secrecy · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,9 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |