Theory, Media, and Democracy for Realists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6252003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Beattie (0000-0001-9665-2297, Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 13-35 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-03 |
| 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 | 10.1080/08913811.2018.1466809 |
| OpenAlex | W2809022520 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 36 |
Democracy for Realists delivers a long-overdue attack upon apologetics for American political realities. Achen and Bartels argue that the “folk theory of democracy” is not an accurate description of democracy in the United States and that without a greater degree of economic and social equality, democracy will remain an unattainable ideal. But their account of the gap between ideal and actual relies too heavily on the innate cognitive limitations and biases (particularly intergroup bias) of our psychology. These are important, but they provide only an incomplete understanding if we do not incorporate a focus on information and ideas. Media effects research and comparative media studies provide evidence that the ignorance of the U.S. voter is only partly caused by cognitive limitations, and they point the way to a more effective way to bring social psychology into political science
Democracy · Economics · Epistemology · Ideal (ethics · Ignorance · Political philosophy · Political psychology · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Social science · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Intergroup Psychology
Economics and Reality
The Democratic Value of News
How Media Inform Democracy
Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics
Cross‐National versus Individual‐Level Differences in Political Information
Agenda-setting
Western Political Theory in the Face of the Future
The Psychology of Justice and Legitimacy
Beasts and Gods
Media and Power
Information
The Global News and the Pictures in Their Heads
International Tv News, Foreign Affairs Interest and Public Knowledge
International Television News
Golden Rule
Contextualizing Personal Experience
The Determinants of Political Knowledge in Comparative Perspective
To Entertain, Inform, and Educate
For whom the gates open
Citizens, Knowledge, and the Information Environment
The Political Environment and Citizen Competence
Sources of Popular Support for Authoritarian Regimes
A Comparative Analysis of Political Communication Systems and Voter Turnout
Correct Voting Across Thirty-Three Democracies
Auntie Knows Best? Public Broadcasters and Current Affairs Knowledge
A New Era of Minimal Effects? The Changing Foundations of Political Communication
The case for motivated reasoning
Misperceptions, the Media, and the Iraq War
Political Ignorance and Collective Policy Preferences
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |