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Government communications and the crisis of trust : from political spin to post-truth / / Ruth Garland
Government communications and the crisis of trust : from political spin to post-truth / / Ruth Garland
Autore Garland Ruth
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (200 pages)
Disciplina 320.014
Soggetto topico Communication in politics
ISBN 9783030775766
3-030-77576-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910502669303321
Garland Ruth  
Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021]
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The great American scaffold : intertextuality and identity in American presidential discourse / / Frank Austermühl
The great American scaffold : intertextuality and identity in American presidential discourse / / Frank Austermühl
Autore Austermühl Frank
Pubbl/distr/stampa Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (348 p.)
Disciplina 352.23/80973
Collana Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture
Soggetto topico Discourse analysis - Political aspects
Communication in politics
Presidents - United States
Political oratory
Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 90-272-7078-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The Great American Scaffold; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; 1. American echoes - On intertextuality in American presidential discourse; 1.1 The speeches of American presidents as a cultural intertext; 1.2 POTUS speaks; 1.2.1 The rhetorical presidency; 1.2.2 Presidential rhetoric; 1.2.3 Towards presidential discourse analysis; 1.3 Hypotheses; 1.4 Theories of intertextuality; 1.4.1 Universal intertextuality; 1.4.2 Descriptive approaches to intertextuality; 1.4.3 Genette's notion of transtextuality; 1.5 A typology of presidential intertextuality
1.5.1 Forms of intertextual relations in presidential discourse 1.5.2 Functions of intertextual relations in presidential discourse; 1.6 Methodology; 1.7 Chapter overview; 2. "The voice of the nation" - The democratization of American presidential discourse; 2.1 Defining America's discursive space; 2.1.1 Reducing the distance; 2.1.2 Popularizing public discourse; 2.2 The "I" in presidency - Personal pronouns in presidential discourse; 2.2.1 Text types, congressional majorities, and the use of pronouns; 2.2.2 On priests and prophets; 2.3 On actors and interaction in presidential discourse
2.3.1 Rhetorical coalitions 2.3.2 The presidential hero; 2.3.3 On god and devil terms; 2.4 Presidential discourse and the unilateral executive; 2.4.1 From the rhetorical to the imperial presidency; 2.4.2 A presidential view of the american political system; 2.4.3 A discursive tug-of-war; 2.5 Presidential genres; 2.5.1 Campbell and Jamieson's generic theory of presidential discourse; 2.5.1.1 Rhetoric of investiture; 2.5.1.2 Rhetorical acts representing interaction with Congress; 2.5.1.3 Rhetoric of divestiture; 2.5.2 Additional presidential genres
3. "To declare to the world" - Inaugural addresses, eternal topoi, and American civil religion 3.1 The inaugural address as a presidential genre; 3.1.1 Generic elements of inaugural addresses; 3.1.2 Presidential inaugural addresses and American civil religion; 3.1.3 Civil religious themes in presidential inaugural addresses; 3.2 Analyzing presidential inaugural themes; 3.3 Thematic intertextuality in presidential inaugural addresses; 3.3.1 A quantitative theme analysis; 3.3.2 A qualitative theme analysis; 3.3.2.1 Values, anti-values, and belief and faith
3.3.2.2 Union and American sites of memory 3.3.2.3 Mission, burden, prevail, and war and military; 3.3.2.4 Continuity and change; 3.3.2.5 Government and economic success; 3.4 Inaugural themes in other presidential genres; 3.4.1 State of the Union addresses; 3.4.2 Foreign policy addresses; 3.5 American themes; 4. "Freedom and fear are at war" - The making of an American hypotext; 4.1 George W. Bush's "axis of evil" - Rhetoric or reality?; 4.1.1 Reading the "axis of evil"; 4.1.1.1 The speech's macrostructures; 4.1.1.2 Fighting freedom's fight - Three fronts and one budget
4.1.1.3 The American creed renewed
Record Nr. UNINA-9910453425703321
Austermühl Frank  
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
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The great American scaffold : intertextuality and identity in American presidential discourse / / Frank Austermühl
The great American scaffold : intertextuality and identity in American presidential discourse / / Frank Austermühl
Autore Austermühl Frank
Pubbl/distr/stampa Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (348 p.)
Disciplina 352.23/80973
Collana Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture
Soggetto topico Discourse analysis - Political aspects
Communication in politics
Presidents - United States
Political oratory
Speeches, addresses, etc., American
ISBN 90-272-7078-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The Great American Scaffold; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; 1. American echoes - On intertextuality in American presidential discourse; 1.1 The speeches of American presidents as a cultural intertext; 1.2 POTUS speaks; 1.2.1 The rhetorical presidency; 1.2.2 Presidential rhetoric; 1.2.3 Towards presidential discourse analysis; 1.3 Hypotheses; 1.4 Theories of intertextuality; 1.4.1 Universal intertextuality; 1.4.2 Descriptive approaches to intertextuality; 1.4.3 Genette's notion of transtextuality; 1.5 A typology of presidential intertextuality
1.5.1 Forms of intertextual relations in presidential discourse 1.5.2 Functions of intertextual relations in presidential discourse; 1.6 Methodology; 1.7 Chapter overview; 2. "The voice of the nation" - The democratization of American presidential discourse; 2.1 Defining America's discursive space; 2.1.1 Reducing the distance; 2.1.2 Popularizing public discourse; 2.2 The "I" in presidency - Personal pronouns in presidential discourse; 2.2.1 Text types, congressional majorities, and the use of pronouns; 2.2.2 On priests and prophets; 2.3 On actors and interaction in presidential discourse
2.3.1 Rhetorical coalitions 2.3.2 The presidential hero; 2.3.3 On god and devil terms; 2.4 Presidential discourse and the unilateral executive; 2.4.1 From the rhetorical to the imperial presidency; 2.4.2 A presidential view of the american political system; 2.4.3 A discursive tug-of-war; 2.5 Presidential genres; 2.5.1 Campbell and Jamieson's generic theory of presidential discourse; 2.5.1.1 Rhetoric of investiture; 2.5.1.2 Rhetorical acts representing interaction with Congress; 2.5.1.3 Rhetoric of divestiture; 2.5.2 Additional presidential genres
3. "To declare to the world" - Inaugural addresses, eternal topoi, and American civil religion 3.1 The inaugural address as a presidential genre; 3.1.1 Generic elements of inaugural addresses; 3.1.2 Presidential inaugural addresses and American civil religion; 3.1.3 Civil religious themes in presidential inaugural addresses; 3.2 Analyzing presidential inaugural themes; 3.3 Thematic intertextuality in presidential inaugural addresses; 3.3.1 A quantitative theme analysis; 3.3.2 A qualitative theme analysis; 3.3.2.1 Values, anti-values, and belief and faith
3.3.2.2 Union and American sites of memory 3.3.2.3 Mission, burden, prevail, and war and military; 3.3.2.4 Continuity and change; 3.3.2.5 Government and economic success; 3.4 Inaugural themes in other presidential genres; 3.4.1 State of the Union addresses; 3.4.2 Foreign policy addresses; 3.5 American themes; 4. "Freedom and fear are at war" - The making of an American hypotext; 4.1 George W. Bush's "axis of evil" - Rhetoric or reality?; 4.1.1 Reading the "axis of evil"; 4.1.1.1 The speech's macrostructures; 4.1.1.2 Fighting freedom's fight - Three fronts and one budget
4.1.1.3 The American creed renewed
Record Nr. UNINA-9910791322703321
Austermühl Frank  
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The great American scaffold : intertextuality and identity in American presidential discourse / / Frank Austermühl
The great American scaffold : intertextuality and identity in American presidential discourse / / Frank Austermühl
Autore Austermühl Frank
Pubbl/distr/stampa Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (348 p.)
Disciplina 352.23/80973
Collana Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture
Soggetto topico Discourse analysis - Political aspects
Communication in politics
Presidents - United States
Political oratory
Speeches, addresses, etc., American
ISBN 90-272-7078-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The Great American Scaffold; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; 1. American echoes - On intertextuality in American presidential discourse; 1.1 The speeches of American presidents as a cultural intertext; 1.2 POTUS speaks; 1.2.1 The rhetorical presidency; 1.2.2 Presidential rhetoric; 1.2.3 Towards presidential discourse analysis; 1.3 Hypotheses; 1.4 Theories of intertextuality; 1.4.1 Universal intertextuality; 1.4.2 Descriptive approaches to intertextuality; 1.4.3 Genette's notion of transtextuality; 1.5 A typology of presidential intertextuality
1.5.1 Forms of intertextual relations in presidential discourse 1.5.2 Functions of intertextual relations in presidential discourse; 1.6 Methodology; 1.7 Chapter overview; 2. "The voice of the nation" - The democratization of American presidential discourse; 2.1 Defining America's discursive space; 2.1.1 Reducing the distance; 2.1.2 Popularizing public discourse; 2.2 The "I" in presidency - Personal pronouns in presidential discourse; 2.2.1 Text types, congressional majorities, and the use of pronouns; 2.2.2 On priests and prophets; 2.3 On actors and interaction in presidential discourse
2.3.1 Rhetorical coalitions 2.3.2 The presidential hero; 2.3.3 On god and devil terms; 2.4 Presidential discourse and the unilateral executive; 2.4.1 From the rhetorical to the imperial presidency; 2.4.2 A presidential view of the american political system; 2.4.3 A discursive tug-of-war; 2.5 Presidential genres; 2.5.1 Campbell and Jamieson's generic theory of presidential discourse; 2.5.1.1 Rhetoric of investiture; 2.5.1.2 Rhetorical acts representing interaction with Congress; 2.5.1.3 Rhetoric of divestiture; 2.5.2 Additional presidential genres
3. "To declare to the world" - Inaugural addresses, eternal topoi, and American civil religion 3.1 The inaugural address as a presidential genre; 3.1.1 Generic elements of inaugural addresses; 3.1.2 Presidential inaugural addresses and American civil religion; 3.1.3 Civil religious themes in presidential inaugural addresses; 3.2 Analyzing presidential inaugural themes; 3.3 Thematic intertextuality in presidential inaugural addresses; 3.3.1 A quantitative theme analysis; 3.3.2 A qualitative theme analysis; 3.3.2.1 Values, anti-values, and belief and faith
3.3.2.2 Union and American sites of memory 3.3.2.3 Mission, burden, prevail, and war and military; 3.3.2.4 Continuity and change; 3.3.2.5 Government and economic success; 3.4 Inaugural themes in other presidential genres; 3.4.1 State of the Union addresses; 3.4.2 Foreign policy addresses; 3.5 American themes; 4. "Freedom and fear are at war" - The making of an American hypotext; 4.1 George W. Bush's "axis of evil" - Rhetoric or reality?; 4.1.1 Reading the "axis of evil"; 4.1.1.1 The speech's macrostructures; 4.1.1.2 Fighting freedom's fight - Three fronts and one budget
4.1.1.3 The American creed renewed
Record Nr. UNINA-9910811711703321
Austermühl Frank  
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Hacia una profesionalización de la comunicación política en México : retos y desafíos para conformar gobiernos cercanos a la sociedad
Hacia una profesionalización de la comunicación política en México : retos y desafíos para conformar gobiernos cercanos a la sociedad
Autore Asociación de Comunicación Política
Pubbl/distr/stampa [Place of publication not identified], : Consejo Editorial Estados Unidos Mexicanos LXII Legislatura Cámara de Diputados, 2013
Collana Polâiticas pâublicas serie Hacia una profesionalizaciâon de la comunicaciâon polâitica en Mâexico
Soggetto topico Communication in politics - Mexico
Communication in politics
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione spa
Nota di contenuto Prólogo : la necesidad de la comunicación política / Karen B. Sanders -- Claves para generar estrategias de marca ciudad / Guillermo Velasco Barrera -- El estereotipo de género como factor estratégico / Alberto Pedro López-Hermida Russo -- El relato como estrategia política / Miguel Cravioto Sámano -- Hacia un gobierno abierto / Olga Navarro Benavides -- Innovación en el camp de la comunicación política / Rodrigo Solá Villalobos -- Presente y futuro : labor del consultor en las NNTT y las redes sociales / Rafael Rubio -- Inteligencia y encuestas electorales / Cándido Martínez Manrique -- El viaje de las mujeres / Ángela Paloma Martín -- Gestión estratégica de las situaciones de crisis / José Rafael Santana Villegas.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910672010003321
Asociación de Comunicación Política  
[Place of publication not identified], : Consejo Editorial Estados Unidos Mexicanos LXII Legislatura Cámara de Diputados, 2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The handbook of election news coverage around the world / / [edited] by Jesper Stromback and Lynda Lee Kaid
The handbook of election news coverage around the world / / [edited] by Jesper Stromback and Lynda Lee Kaid
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York : , : Routledge, , 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (471 p.)
Disciplina 070.4/43249
Altri autori (Persone) KaidLynda Lee
StrombackJesper
Collana ICA Handbook Series
Soggetto topico Communication in politics
Elections - Press coverage
Press and politics
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-135-70345-0
1-282-28356-1
9786612283567
0-203-88717-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Series Editor's Foreword; THE ICA HANDBOOK SERIES; Acknowledgements; Contributors; 1 A Framework for Comparing Election News Coverage Around the World; I ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN COUNTRIES WITH MAJORITARIAN ELECTIONS; 2 Media Coverage of U.S. Elections: Persistence of Tradition; 3 Trends in Television Network News Coverage of U.S. Elections; 4 Media Matter: Election Coverage in Canada; 5 Election News Coverage in the U.K.; 6 Free Journalism under Control: Election Coverage in France
7 Australia: Gladiatorial Parties and Volatile Media in a Stable Polity8 Elections in India: One Billion People and Democracy; II ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN COUNTRIES WITH PROPORTIONAL ELECTIONS; 9 The Netherlands: Media Logic and Floating Voters?; 10 Swedish Election News Coverage: Towards Increasing Mediatization; 11 Election Coverage in Spain: From Franco's Death to the Atocha Massacre; 12 Election News Coverage in Greece: Between Two Logics; 13 Campaigns in the Holy Land: The Content and Effects of Election News Coverage in Israel; 14 Election News Coverage in Poland
15 Media Coverage of Election News in the Republic of Serbia16 Democratzation and Election News Coverage in Brazil; 17 Media and Elections in South Africa: Finding a Foothold on the Democratic Path; III ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN COUNTRIES WITH COMBINED SYSTEMS; 18 Characteristics and Dynamics of Election News Coverage in Germany; 19 News Coverage of Elections in the Long Transition of Italian Democracy; 20 News Coverage of National Elections in Hungary after 1990; 21 Election News Coverage in Bulgaria; 22 Election Coverage in the Russian Federation
23 Election Coverage in Mexico: Regulation Meets Crony Capitalism24 The Media Coverage of Election Campaigns and Its Effects in Japan; IV ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE; 25 News Coverage of EU Parliamentary Elections; 26 Election News Coverage Around the World: A Comparative Perspective; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910454287603321
New York : , : Routledge, , 2008
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The handbook of election news coverage around the world / / [edited] by Jesper Stromback and Lynda Lee Kaid
The handbook of election news coverage around the world / / [edited] by Jesper Stromback and Lynda Lee Kaid
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York : , : Routledge, , 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (471 p.)
Disciplina 070.4/43249
Altri autori (Persone) KaidLynda Lee
StrombackJesper
Collana ICA Handbook Series
Soggetto topico Communication in politics
Elections - Press coverage
Press and politics
ISBN 1-135-70344-2
1-135-70345-0
1-282-28356-1
9786612283567
0-203-88717-4
Classificazione 89.56
05.33
MF 4000
MF 4600
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Series Editor's Foreword; THE ICA HANDBOOK SERIES; Acknowledgements; Contributors; 1 A Framework for Comparing Election News Coverage Around the World; I ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN COUNTRIES WITH MAJORITARIAN ELECTIONS; 2 Media Coverage of U.S. Elections: Persistence of Tradition; 3 Trends in Television Network News Coverage of U.S. Elections; 4 Media Matter: Election Coverage in Canada; 5 Election News Coverage in the U.K.; 6 Free Journalism under Control: Election Coverage in France
7 Australia: Gladiatorial Parties and Volatile Media in a Stable Polity8 Elections in India: One Billion People and Democracy; II ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN COUNTRIES WITH PROPORTIONAL ELECTIONS; 9 The Netherlands: Media Logic and Floating Voters?; 10 Swedish Election News Coverage: Towards Increasing Mediatization; 11 Election Coverage in Spain: From Franco's Death to the Atocha Massacre; 12 Election News Coverage in Greece: Between Two Logics; 13 Campaigns in the Holy Land: The Content and Effects of Election News Coverage in Israel; 14 Election News Coverage in Poland
15 Media Coverage of Election News in the Republic of Serbia16 Democratzation and Election News Coverage in Brazil; 17 Media and Elections in South Africa: Finding a Foothold on the Democratic Path; III ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN COUNTRIES WITH COMBINED SYSTEMS; 18 Characteristics and Dynamics of Election News Coverage in Germany; 19 News Coverage of Elections in the Long Transition of Italian Democracy; 20 News Coverage of National Elections in Hungary after 1990; 21 Election News Coverage in Bulgaria; 22 Election Coverage in the Russian Federation
23 Election Coverage in Mexico: Regulation Meets Crony Capitalism24 The Media Coverage of Election Campaigns and Its Effects in Japan; IV ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE; 25 News Coverage of EU Parliamentary Elections; 26 Election News Coverage Around the World: A Comparative Perspective; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910777902703321
New York : , : Routledge, , 2008
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The handbook of election news coverage around the world / / [edited] by Jesper Stromback and Lynda Lee Kaid
The handbook of election news coverage around the world / / [edited] by Jesper Stromback and Lynda Lee Kaid
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York : , : Routledge, , 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (471 p.)
Disciplina 070.4/43249
Altri autori (Persone) KaidLynda Lee
StrombackJesper
Collana ICA Handbook Series
Soggetto topico Communication in politics
Elections - Press coverage
Press and politics
ISBN 1-135-70344-2
1-135-70345-0
1-282-28356-1
9786612283567
0-203-88717-4
Classificazione 89.56
05.33
MF 4000
MF 4600
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Series Editor's Foreword; THE ICA HANDBOOK SERIES; Acknowledgements; Contributors; 1 A Framework for Comparing Election News Coverage Around the World; I ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN COUNTRIES WITH MAJORITARIAN ELECTIONS; 2 Media Coverage of U.S. Elections: Persistence of Tradition; 3 Trends in Television Network News Coverage of U.S. Elections; 4 Media Matter: Election Coverage in Canada; 5 Election News Coverage in the U.K.; 6 Free Journalism under Control: Election Coverage in France
7 Australia: Gladiatorial Parties and Volatile Media in a Stable Polity8 Elections in India: One Billion People and Democracy; II ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN COUNTRIES WITH PROPORTIONAL ELECTIONS; 9 The Netherlands: Media Logic and Floating Voters?; 10 Swedish Election News Coverage: Towards Increasing Mediatization; 11 Election Coverage in Spain: From Franco's Death to the Atocha Massacre; 12 Election News Coverage in Greece: Between Two Logics; 13 Campaigns in the Holy Land: The Content and Effects of Election News Coverage in Israel; 14 Election News Coverage in Poland
15 Media Coverage of Election News in the Republic of Serbia16 Democratzation and Election News Coverage in Brazil; 17 Media and Elections in South Africa: Finding a Foothold on the Democratic Path; III ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN COUNTRIES WITH COMBINED SYSTEMS; 18 Characteristics and Dynamics of Election News Coverage in Germany; 19 News Coverage of Elections in the Long Transition of Italian Democracy; 20 News Coverage of National Elections in Hungary after 1990; 21 Election News Coverage in Bulgaria; 22 Election Coverage in the Russian Federation
23 Election Coverage in Mexico: Regulation Meets Crony Capitalism24 The Media Coverage of Election Campaigns and Its Effects in Japan; IV ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE; 25 News Coverage of EU Parliamentary Elections; 26 Election News Coverage Around the World: A Comparative Perspective; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910828447203321
New York : , : Routledge, , 2008
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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How numbers rule the world : the use and abuse of statistics in global politics / / Lorenzo Fioramonti
How numbers rule the world : the use and abuse of statistics in global politics / / Lorenzo Fioramonti
Autore Fioramonti Lorenzo
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (281 p.)
Disciplina 320.014
Collana Economic Controversies
Soggetto topico Political statistics
Economic indicators
Social indicators
Government information
Statistics - Social aspects
Communication in politics
Social research & statistics
ISBN 1-350-22064-7
1-78032-271-2
1-78032-268-2
1-78032-269-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front cover; Economic Controversies; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION The politics of statistics; 1 The power of numbers; Numbers and politics; Trust in numbers; Numbers, markets and democracy; 2 New global rulers: the untameable power of credit rating; Credit rating agencies: from market analysts to oligopolists; Behind the numbers: a shady business; The politics of ratings and the global financial crisis; Ratings and irrationality; 3 Fiddling while the planet burns: the marketization of climate change.
Environmental scepticism and the rise of cost-benefit analysisClimategate: twisting numbers for the climate; Markets for climate; Conclusion: when numbers become dangerous distractions; 4 Measuring the unmeasurable: the financialization of nature; Measuring the value of nature: statistical evolutions in global governance; figure 4.1 Conceptualizing nature's contribution to the economy; Putting a price on ecosystems; The financialization of nature; Conclusion: Nature Inc.; 5 Numbers for good? The quest for aid effectiveness and social impact.
The politics of aid effectiveness: a brief historical overviewThe quest for evidence; The rise of philanthrocapitalism; Numbers strike back home: the politics of impact assessment in the social field; The marketization of 'doing good'; CONCLUSION Rethinking numbers, rethinking governance; In defence of numbers; Beyond good and bad numbers; Governance, numbers and the public sphere; What now? Governance of complexity; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910790730503321
Fioramonti Lorenzo  
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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How numbers rule the world : the use and abuse of statistics in global politics / / Lorenzo Fioramonti
How numbers rule the world : the use and abuse of statistics in global politics / / Lorenzo Fioramonti
Autore Fioramonti Lorenzo
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (281 p.)
Disciplina 320.014
Collana Economic Controversies
Soggetto topico Political statistics
Economic indicators
Social indicators
Government information
Statistics - Social aspects
Communication in politics
Social research & statistics
ISBN 1-350-22064-7
1-78032-271-2
1-78032-268-2
1-78032-269-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front cover; Economic Controversies; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION The politics of statistics; 1 The power of numbers; Numbers and politics; Trust in numbers; Numbers, markets and democracy; 2 New global rulers: the untameable power of credit rating; Credit rating agencies: from market analysts to oligopolists; Behind the numbers: a shady business; The politics of ratings and the global financial crisis; Ratings and irrationality; 3 Fiddling while the planet burns: the marketization of climate change.
Environmental scepticism and the rise of cost-benefit analysisClimategate: twisting numbers for the climate; Markets for climate; Conclusion: when numbers become dangerous distractions; 4 Measuring the unmeasurable: the financialization of nature; Measuring the value of nature: statistical evolutions in global governance; figure 4.1 Conceptualizing nature's contribution to the economy; Putting a price on ecosystems; The financialization of nature; Conclusion: Nature Inc.; 5 Numbers for good? The quest for aid effectiveness and social impact.
The politics of aid effectiveness: a brief historical overviewThe quest for evidence; The rise of philanthrocapitalism; Numbers strike back home: the politics of impact assessment in the social field; The marketization of 'doing good'; CONCLUSION Rethinking numbers, rethinking governance; In defence of numbers; Beyond good and bad numbers; Governance, numbers and the public sphere; What now? Governance of complexity; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910822743003321
Fioramonti Lorenzo  
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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