“WE ARE SLIDING INTO UNCHARTED TERRITORY, AND WE ARE ALONE IN THIS.” A New Look At Political Disorientation Cover Image

“WE ARE SLIDING INTO UNCHARTED TERRITORY, AND WE ARE ALONE IN THIS.” A New Look At Political Disorientation
“WE ARE SLIDING INTO UNCHARTED TERRITORY, AND WE ARE ALONE IN THIS.” A New Look At Political Disorientation

Author(s): Fabrizio Tonello
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Government/Political systems, Politics and communication
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: disorientation; political communication; political participation; political parties; neoliberalism

Summary/Abstract: In the United States and in European democracies most citizens feel disoriented when required to vote, as shown by high electoral volatility, reduced turnout, and the successes of unconventional candidates, or brand-new parties. The purpose of this article is to look at political disorientation under a new angle, as a phenomenon that has striking similarities with the physical disorientation created by an alien landscape.

  • Issue Year: 11/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 113-127
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English