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Seeing is disbelieving : why people believe misinformation in war, and when they know better / Daniel Silverman,...

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Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
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  • Volume
Titre(s)
  • Seeing is disbelieving : why people believe misinformation in war, and when they know better / Daniel Silverman,...
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  • Seeing Is Disbelieving 9781009523561
Auteur(s)
Publication
  • Cambridge [etc.] : Cambridge University press, 2024
Description matérielle
  • 1 volume (XVII-185 pages) : illustrations, cartes, graphiques, tableaux, photographies ; 23 cm
ISBN
  • 978-1-0095-2357-8
  • 1-00-952357-0
  • 978-1-0095-2358-5
  • 1-00-952358-9
EAN
  • 9781009523578 rel.
  • 9781009523585 br.
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 327.14
Note sur le titre et les responsabilités
  • Titre provenant des métadonnées fournies par l'éditeur
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliogr. p. 165-180. Index
Note sur le contenu
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: The problem of factual misinformation and misperception in war The neglect of misinformation and Its appeal in war The argument in brief: How proximity constrains credulity in war Empirical approach to analyzing factual beliefs and biases in war Conceptual ground-clearing A note on sorting fact from fake Major implications of the book for theory and policy Outline of the book Chapter 2: A theory of people's factual beliefs and credulity in war Existing scholarship and the neglect of the war-misinformation nexus Motivation and information: How people form factual beliefs in war The role of psychological motivation The role of iInformation Channels Summarizing and illustrating the theoretical framework Illustrative case vignettes Chapter 3: Factual misperceptions in the US drone campaign in Pakistan Context and conduct of the US drone campaign in Pakistan The surprisingly discriminate use of drones in Pakistan Pakistani perceptions of drones outside the tribal areas Why these factual misperceptions matter Importance for Pakistani opposition to drone strikes Impact on broader political attitudes in Pakistan Impact on broader political behavior in Pakistan Local Pakistani perceptions of the drone campaign Conclusion Chapter 4: Proximity to the fighting and the puncturing of factual bias in Iraq The context of coalition airstrikes in contemporary Iraq Hypotheses on factual bias and its mitigation Data and methods Empirical results: The impact of proximity and exposure in Iraq Discussion and conclusion Chapter 5: Truth discernment and personal exposure in the Syrian civil war The Syrian civil war and its informational landscape The interview data and questions The drivers of discernment during the war Qualitative evidence from the interviews Dissecting experience: observation or victimization ? Discussion and conclusion Chapter 6: Understanding and mitigating the appeal of falsehood in wartime Implications of the book for theory and scholarship Implications for our understanding of war and peace Implications for our understanding of misinformation and misperceptions Implications of the book for policy and practice Wartime misinformation and its limits moving forward Continuity and change over time Lessons from the war in Gaza Future research avenues and the path ahead
Résumé ou extrait
  • "A compelling study of misinformation and its limits in war. Offering a powerful argument about when lies are actually believed, along with rich evidence from Pakistan, Iraq, and Syria, this book will interest students of both security, peace, and conflict and misinformation, conspiracy theories, and fake news in social life." (éd.)
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