ERC Advanced Grant · 2020
Protecting the Democratic Information Space in Europe
Democracy is under threat. Populist movements—mainly but not exclusively on the political right—have pitted "the people'' against a presumed "elite'' that is variously constructed to include the judiciary, mainstream media, politicians, experts, and academics. PRODEMINFO builds on the realization that factual inaccuracy can be a political asset rather than a liability: Populist politicians may state obvious falsehoods to signal disregard for the "establishment" norm of honesty, thus identifying themselves as authentic champions of "the people." The rebranding of inaccuracy as authenticity reflects a profound shift in the underlying ontology of truth: Whereas liberal democracy is tied to a…
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