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The 2017 Conference on Character Assassination in Theory and Practice took place at George Mason University’s Arlington Campus from March 3-5, 2017 and welcomed U.S. and international researchers from nearly 30 colleges and universities,... more
The 2017 Conference on Character Assassination in Theory and Practice took place at George Mason University’s Arlington Campus from March 3-5, 2017 and welcomed U.S. and international researchers from nearly 30 colleges and universities, studying different aspects of character assassination. The three-day CARP 2017 conference featured critical input from practitioners in crisis management, journalism, and public relations. Keynote speaker Eric Dezenhall offered a practitioner’s view of modern crisis management within a new media environment. A panel discussion on character assassination in today’s media landscape featured practitioners from The Hill, Washington Examiner, POLITICO, and other organizations
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This chapter introduces the concept of political gaslighting in the context of climate change political discourse. Political gaslighting is a form of deception that destabilizes and disorients public opinion on political issues. Thus,... more
This chapter introduces the concept of political gaslighting in the
context of climate change political discourse. Political gaslighting is
a form of deception that destabilizes and disorients public opinion
on political issues. Thus, political gaslighting is a strategy used to
garner support for or against an ideology, viewpoint, or policy. This
chapter explores the etymology of the concept of gaslighting and its
emergence as a political strategy through a content analysis of elected
Republican politicians’ discourse and behaviors surrounding the 2016
elections. This research suggests that political gaslighting is an observable
phenomenon in instances when some Republican politicians join
the House Climate Solutions Caucus (CSC) to support pro-climate
legislation, yet demonstrate behaviors that are contrary to the obligations
of CSC.
context of climate change political discourse. Political gaslighting is
a form of deception that destabilizes and disorients public opinion
on political issues. Thus, political gaslighting is a strategy used to
garner support for or against an ideology, viewpoint, or policy. This
chapter explores the etymology of the concept of gaslighting and its
emergence as a political strategy through a content analysis of elected
Republican politicians’ discourse and behaviors surrounding the 2016
elections. This research suggests that political gaslighting is an observable
phenomenon in instances when some Republican politicians join
the House Climate Solutions Caucus (CSC) to support pro-climate
legislation, yet demonstrate behaviors that are contrary to the obligations
of CSC.