FOREWORD
FOREWORD

Summary/Abstract: Freedom of speech is the keystone of liberal democracy. Without it, the fruit of pluralism that fortifies democratic governance shrivels on the vine. For many—not all—theorists and practitioners, Strategic Communications is intimately bound up with a democratic vision of the world: it pursues a path of persuasion through rational argument; it seeks out the moral high ground. Surprising then, that so little time is devoted to understanding what we mean by free speech when seen from the perspective of Strategic Communicators. After all, much effort is invested in exposing disinformation while processing it through a security lens. Yet this information-disinformation binary overshadows discussions of how freedom of speech is both the strength and inevitable weakness or vulnerability of democracies. [...]

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