Nathalie Duclos (@nathalieduclos.bsky.social)

Does Hard Propaganda (Also) Work in Democracies? Evidence from the United States Does Hard Propaganda (Also) Work in Democracies? Evidence from the United States By Philipp M. Lutscher, University of Oslo, and Karsten Donnay, University of Zurich In authoritarian regimes, governments regularly use overt and heavy-handed visual propaganda to effectively signal regime strength and deter protests. Can democratic leaders also use this so-called hard propaganda to project strength, or does this kind of authoritarian-style messaging potentially backfire because of societal norms for leaders’ behavior? http://politicalsciencenow.com/does-hard-propaganda-also-work-in-democracies-evidence-from-the-united-states/