Paradigm of Propaganda

eResearch - Paradigm Shift or Propaganda

eResearch is a concept or word which has come into vogue in academic research circles since 2000. Fundamentally, it is collaborative and interactive research made possible by the Internet and data and computational grids. But like any other new concept, it can and has been abused and misused by people keen to “jump on the bandwagon”. eResearch presents many challenges, both technical and organi...

Propaganda in Soviet Russia

Two years ago the writer found plenty of evidence. Red flags, censored newspapers, directed excursions, indoctrinated schools, motivated plays, didactic pictures, and continuous radio messages preach communism. Appeals to the need for security and class loyalty, dogmatic assertion of Marxian philosophy, the example of leaders, and calls to participation are used as incentives to action. The res...

Propaganda and credulity

Article history: Received 13 April 2016 Available online 28 December 2016 JEL classification: D83

Semantics and Ethics of Propaganda

This article explores shifting definitions of propaganda, because how we define the slippery enterprise determines whether we perceive propaganda to be ethical or unethical. I also consider the social psychology and semantics of propaganda, because our ethics are shaped by and reflect our belief systems, values, and language behaviors. Finally, in the article I redefine propaganda in a way that...

The Theory of Political Propaganda