POLITICAL SCIENCE / Propaganda

Paper · Semantic Scholar

Abstract We examine the effectiveness of electoral propaganda in an autocracy, using Russia as a unique setting. Exploiting the unexpected release of a pro-regime propaganda video about Vladimir Putin shortly before the presidential election, we conducted a field experiment by randomly promoting the video to voters via a telephone survey and measuring self-reported voting behaviour after the election. Our results sh…

Reference · Wikidata

use of an advertising campaign through the media to influence a political debate

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

In politics, campaign advertising is propaganda through the media to influence a political debate and, ultimately, voting. Political consultants and political campaign staff design these ads. Many countries restrict the use of broadcast media to broadcast political messages. In the European Union, many countries do not permit paid-for TV or radio advertising for fear that wealthy groups will gain control of airtime,…

Book · DOAB

Full text · Open Library

Definition of propaganda - Personality cults - Different groups of voters - Choosing a symbol or logo - Acts of propaganda - Managing the media - Propaganda in times of war.

Image · DPLA

From 1929 until 1962, Marjorie Van de Water (1900-1962) covered advances in psychology and sociology for Science Service, winning several journalism awards and the admiration of social scientists for diligent coverage of these emerging fields. Her insights became particularly useful during and after World War II, when news publications attempted to explain the techniques of political propaganda and the psychological…