Post-Truth Politics as a Threat to Democracy

Post-Truth Politics as a Threat to Democracy

Kingsley Mbamara Sabastine
ISBN13: 9781668441022|ISBN10: 1668441020|EISBN13: 9781668441039
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4102-2.ch014
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Sabastine, Kingsley Mbamara. "Post-Truth Politics as a Threat to Democracy." Handbook of Research on Digitalization Solutions for Social and Economic Needs, edited by Richard Pettinger, et al., IGI Global, 2023, pp. 290-304. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4102-2.ch014

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Sabastine, K. M. (2023). Post-Truth Politics as a Threat to Democracy. In R. Pettinger, B. Gupta, A. Roja, & D. Cozmiuc (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Digitalization Solutions for Social and Economic Needs (pp. 290-304). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4102-2.ch014

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Sabastine, Kingsley Mbamara. "Post-Truth Politics as a Threat to Democracy." In Handbook of Research on Digitalization Solutions for Social and Economic Needs, edited by Richard Pettinger, et al., 290-304. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4102-2.ch014

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Abstract

Politics has long been associated with mendacity, disinformation, manipulation, and at odd with the truth. In recent times, the term post-truth has been used to further characterise politics, which implies a fresh phenomenon in the conflict between truth and politics. The chapter examines the concept of post-truth and post-truth politics. The chapter argues that the application of post-truth rhetoric in politics implies a novelty in politics and in the relationship between truth and politics, which undermines democracy. It is arguable that post-truth negatively impacts individual ability to discriminate between what is true or false, taking into consideration the volume of disinformation on the one hand and on the other hand the need to make informed decisions and choices without having to consult experts at the critical time that the stakes involved in such decisions and choices are urgent and crucial.

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