Book review: Uninformed: why people know so little about politics and what we can do about it by Arthur Lupia

Fenzl, Michele (2016) Book review: Uninformed: why people know so little about politics and what we can do about it by Arthur Lupia. LSE Review of Books (16 May 2016). Website.

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Are citizens fundamentally uninformed – or even misinformed – when it comes to questions of politics and government? In Uninformed: Why People Knows So Little About Politics and What We Can Do About It, Arthur Lupia tackles the issue of political ignorance by arguing that rather than simply seeking to provide greater information to the public on political issues, the more pressing concern for those positioning themselves in the role of ‘civic educators’ is how to communicate effectively. Michele Fenzl finds this one of the best scholarly engagements with the question of political ignorance, offering practical strategies that will not only be of use to political ‘instructors’, but to anyone interested in education and effective communication.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2016 LSE Review of Books
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited:	13 Jun 2016 11:26
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 20:18
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/66852

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