Misinformation and disinformation in electoral behaviour: analysing the 2016 Brexit referendum through the lens of nudge theory and behavioural sciences

Firth, Orlando Falcon (A.A. 2023/2024) Misinformation and disinformation in electoral behaviour: analysing the 2016 Brexit referendum through the lens of nudge theory and behavioural sciences. Tesi di Laurea in Nudging: behavioral public policy, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Giacomo Sillari, pp. 44. [Bachelor's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Overview of Brexit. Relevance of the topic. What are free and fair elections? Access to information today-what’s changing? How much of a problem is fake news and disinformation? The problem of biassed samples. The tobacco case and election interference. Biases in the Brexit referendum. Why didn’t the status quo prevail in the Brexit case? Biassed sampling in the media. Biassed sampling in online media. Psychographic analysis prior to the EU referendum. Biassed sampling presented to a voting population that had been psychographically analysed. OECD study on tackling the spread of mis-and disinformation. Policy proposals.

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Bibliografia: pp. 38-43.

Thesis Type: Bachelor's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Politics: Philosophy and Economics (L-36)
Chair: Nudging: behavioral public policy
Thesis Supervisor: Sillari, Giacomo
Academic Year: 2023/2024
Session: Summer
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 11 Dec 2024 14:29
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2024 14:29
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/40593

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