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 ⓘ
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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