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Virtual Politics
- Faking Democracy in the Post-Soviet World
Engelsk Paperback
Virtual Politics
- Faking Democracy in the Post-Soviet World
Engelsk Paperback

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States such as Russia and Ukraine may not have gone back to totalitarianism or the traditional authoritarian formula of stuffing the ballot box. But a whole industry of 'political technology' has developed instead, with shadowy private firms and government 'fixers' on lucrative contracts dedicated to the black arts of organising electoral success. This book uncovers the sophisticated techniques of the 'virtual' political system used to legitimise post-Soviet regimes: entire fake parties, phantom political rivals and 'scarecrow' opponents. And it exposes the paramount role of the mass media in projecting these creations and in falsifying the entire political process. Wilson argues that it is not primarily economic problems that have made it so difficult to develop meaningful democracy in the former Soviet world. Although the West has seen its 'spin doctors', dirty tricks and aggressive ad campaigns, it is the unique post-Bolshevik culture of 'political technology' that is the main obstacle to better governance in the region, to real popular participation in public affairs and to the modernisation of the political economy in the longer term.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
352
ISBN-13:
9780300244199
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0300244193
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
14 aug 2018
Længde:
23mm
Bredde:
232mm
Højde:
155mm
Forlag:
Yale University Press
Oplagsdato:
14 aug 2018
Forfatter(e):
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