| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
The president meets the rock star -- Ultimate celebrity makeover : how do celebrities influence others? -- The power of spotlighting : celebrities and issue advocacy in the media -- Blithering idiots and total losers : are celebrities credible? -- The power of persuasion: celebrities frame political issues -- The times they are a-changin': celebrity power revisited -- Appendix A : Summaries of celebrities' political activities in the time series -- Appendix B : Methodology on chapter 3 content analysis -- Appendix C : Time series OLS and logistical regression estimates from chapter 3 -- Appendix D : Survey samples -- Appendix E : Methodology on credibility study -- Appendix F : Methodology on surveys and means tests -- Appendix G : Experimental logit estimates from chapter 5 -- Notes -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
"Bono. Angelina Jolie. Ben Affleck. George Clooney. All of these celebrities, and many others in this century and the last, have endorsed politicians and policies. In Celebrity Power, Mark Harvey takes a close look at the question of what roles celebrities play in politics, focusing primarily on issue-based advocacy to determine if they make a difference and, if so, why. He concludes that celebrities do, in fact, often influence public opinion and that their power is based on their ability to draw attention to specific issues and to persuade people to agree with them or, at the least, to think about issues."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-240) and index |
| Subject |
Celebrities -- Political activity
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Celebrities -- Political and social views
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Celebrities -- Political aspects -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)
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Celebrities -- Political activity.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780700624997 |
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0700624996 |
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