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Democracy in the Post-Truth, Post-Knowledge Era
Fri, August 31, 4:00 to 5:30pm, Sheraton, Beacon FSession Submission Type: Created Panel
Session Description
These papers will explore questions related to the functioning of epistemic democracy in the present day. Many of the papers explore question surrounding the public's acceptance of facts and/or susceptibility to false information.
Sub Unit
Individual Presentations
A Defense of Poll Taxes - Jeff Carroll, University of Virginia
Democracy’s Epistemic Crisis: Fake News and the Civic Duties of the Press - Jeffrey Howard, University College London
The Return of the Conspiracy Theory of Society - Simon T Kaye, King's College London
When the Left and the Right Make Strange Bedfellows: Vaccinations and Democracy - Naomi Scheinerman