The Symbolic Uses of Politics

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The Symbolic Uses of Politics is a seminal work of political science that analyzes how political language, symbols, and rituals shape public perceptions and maintain power.

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instanceOf book
political science book
aimsTo explain how political symbols shape mass perceptions
show how symbolic politics sustains political authority
analyzes gap between policy outcomes and symbolic politics
relationship between political symbols and public perceptions
symbolic reassurance provided by political institutions
ways political rituals create a sense of stability
author Murray Edelman NERFINISHED
critiques assumption of rational, fully informed citizens
overemphasis on formal institutions in political analysis
describedAs classic study of symbolic politics
seminal work of political science
describes how citizens interpret political events through symbolic frames
how political language can obscure material inequalities
how political leaders manipulate symbols to gain support
how political symbols maintain existing power structures
emphasizes importance of symbols in understanding political behavior
interpretive dimension of politics
role of emotions in political response to symbols
field political science
focusesOn construction of political reality
discrepancy between political reality and political imagery
functions of political rituals
reassurance and legitimation in politics
role of elites in shaping political meaning
use of symbols in politics
hasGenre academic literature
hasInfluenced constructivist approaches in political science
media and politics scholarship
political communication studies
symbolic politics research
hasPerspective critical perspective on political communication
language English
mainSubject mass perceptions of politics
political communication
political language
political power
political rituals
political symbolism
public opinion

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