Authenticity in Politics and Political Communication Research: Analytic Concept and Political Issue

Abstract

This chapter starts by defining authenticity and then addressing the role that the concept has played in political communication research. It then examines authenticity as an issue in conventional politics before discussing more recent engagements with the concept, notably with regard to campaigns, populism and voting preferences.

Citation

Stanyer, J. (2022), "Authenticity in Politics and Political Communication Research: Analytic Concept and Political Issue", Heřmanová, M., Skey, M. and Thurnell-Read, T. (Ed.) Cultures of Authenticity, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 265-272. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-936-220221020