The Invented State : Policy Misperceptions in the American Public

Name: The Invented State : Policy Misperceptions in the American Public
Brand: Oxford University Press Inc

Oxford University Press Inc

The Invented State\nby Emily Thorson\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Emily Thorson\nTitle: The Invented State\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Education\nPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc\nPublication year: 2024\nISBN-13: 9780197512326\nISBN-10: 0197512321\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nIn The Invented State, Emily Thorson argues that a problematic and understudied aspect of political misinformation reflects widespread public misperception about what the government does. Because much of public policy is invisible to the public, there is fertile ground for false beliefs to flourish, leading to the creation of what Thorson terms the invented state: systematic misperception.