Misinformation in Referenda (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Baume, Sandrine; Martenet, Vincent; Boillet, Véronique

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book identifies the impact of misinformation in the context of referenda. It will be an invaluable resource for legal scholars, political scientists and specialists of political communication.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000079388
• Artikelnr.: 59632866

Autorenporträt

Sandrine Baume is Associate Professor of Political Theory and History of Political Thought at the Centre for Public Law of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Véronique Boillet is Associate Professor of Constitutional Law at the Centre for Public Law of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Vincent Martenet is Full Professor of Constitutional Law and Competition Law at the Centre for Public Law of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction;
Krista B. Nadakavukaren Schefer;

Part I - Misinformation disorder, misuse of statistics, and fact-checking;

1. Sincerity in politics: How much is too much?;
Sorin Baiasu;





2. Why informed opinions matter for democracy and why misinformation should not be underestimated in referendum processes;
Sandrine Baume;

3. The (mis)use of statistics in referendum votes;
Anke Tresch and Lukas Lauener;

4. Fact-checking direct democracy: When journalists set out to correct misinformation;
Laurent Bernhard;

Part II - Judicial remedies;





5. Judicial remedies in a comparative perspective;
Andreas Glaser;





6. Direct democracy, misinformation, and judicial review in the United States;
Amanda L. Tyler;





7. Judicial remedies in Switzerland;
Vincent Martenet;





8. Securing rational discourse surrounding referenda in Germany;
Bernd Holznagel and Maximilian Hemmert-Halswick;

Part III - Evolution of regulation;

9. Online disinformation and freedom of expression in the democratic context: The European and Italian responses;
Oreste Pollicino and Laura Somaini;

10. Tackling misinformation in referendums: Lessons from anglophone democracies;
Alan Renwick and Micaela Palese;

11. How to define misinformation? The French attempt;
Thomas Hochmann;

12. The guarantee of political rights in view of misinformation: Is new regulation needed for Swiss referenda?;
Michel Besson and Véronique Boillet;

13. From veracity to traceability: A new Canadian legal framework for deliberative referenda;
Patrick Taillon;

14. All fake? Information disorders and the 2017 referendum in Catalonia;
Oscar Barberà;





Conclusion;
Sandrine Baume, Véronique Boillet and Vincent Martenet;