Politics and Democracy in the Age of Misinformation

Veljanovska, Svetlana (2025) Politics and Democracy in the Age of Misinformation. In: Combatting Misinformation and Global Nation's False Narratives Through Education. Goran Ilik, Mladen Karadjoski, Ice Ilijevski, and Blagoj Nenovski, pp. 249-270. ISBN 9798369396018

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Abstract

Today, it is increasingly difficult to draw clear boundaries between information and
disinformation, between information and propaganda, between public relations
and manipulation, and between truth and lies. Public speaking has never required
greater courage. One of the dangers lurking in what the media imposes is populism,
which becomes a measure of taste for the mass audience. Even in democracy, which
is often considered the better side of politics, the relationship with truth is complex
and remains unresolved. What value does truth have if it is not part of the public
discourse? Disinformation is a form of deliberate deception. If facts and arguments
are invalid, if truth no longer matters, if debate is rejected and dialogue is silenced,
can we still claim to live in an age of disinformation (lies), or are we witnessing an
attack on democracy itself

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Social Sciences > Media and communications
Divisions:	Faculty of Law
Depositing User:	Prof. d-r. Svetlana Veljanoska
Date Deposited:	24 Jun 2025 09:12
Last Modified:	24 Jun 2025 09:12
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/10976

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