Media, Communication, and Democratic Decline: Thoughts on The Paradox of Democracy.

The Paradox of Democracy: Free Speech, Open Media, and Perilous Persuasion , by Zac Gershberg and Sean Illing, argues that the study of democratic decline is mistakenly focused on reversal. Drawing on media ecology theory and an interpretive reading of media and politics in the Western world, the au...

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Publicado en:Political Science Quarterly (Oxford University Press / USA) Vol. 141; no. 3; pp. 585 - 595
Autor principal: Lawrence, Regina G
Formato: Book Review
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Fall2026
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