The Invented State Policy Misperceptions in the American Public 1st edition by Emily Thorson 0197512357 9780197512357

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ISBN-10 :  0197512357 

ISBN-13 :  9780197512357

Author :  Emily Thorson 

In The Invented State, Emily Thorson argues that a problematic and understudied aspect of political misinformation reflects widespread public misperception about what the government does. Because much of public policy is invisible to the public, there is fertile ground for false beliefs to flourish, leading to the creation of what Thorson terms the “invented state”: systematic misperceptions about public policy. However, people get the facts wrong not because they are lazy, stupid, or blinded by partisan loyalty. Rather, misperceptions are created when three conditions are met: when citizens have incomplete information about an issue, when their own biases color their understanding of it, and when they feel that the issue is important. In other words, the invented state is created not just by exposure to explicit misinformation, but also by individuals’ cognitive errors.

The Invented State: Policy Misperceptions in the American Public 1st Table of contents:

1. Introduction: Misperceptions that matter
2. The contours of the invented state
3. The policy gap in the information environment
4. The construction of beliefs about policy
5. How people interpret policy information
6. Policy misperceptions and competence
7. Dismantling the invented state
8. Conclusion: What comes next?

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