Falske nyheter, alternative fakta og sleipe knep
Abstract From ca. 1870 to ca. 1900 mass meetings constituted a primary political arena in Norway, a place where political careers could be made and destroyed. National politics was exceedingly polarized during this period. In the years up to 1884, a heterogeneous opposition challenged th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Norwegian Bokmål |
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Scandinavian University Press
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Heimen |
| Online Access: | https://www.idunn.no/heimen/2018/04/falske_nyheter_alternative_fakta_og_sleipe_knep |
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| Summary: | Abstract
From ca. 1870 to ca. 1900 mass meetings constituted a primary
political arena in Norway, a place where political careers could
be made and destroyed. National politics was exceedingly polarized
during this period. In the years up to 1884, a heterogeneous opposition
challenged the sitting government, demanding that parliament should
be given much more influence on both cabinet composition and day-to-day policy.
The struggle was finally won by the opposition in 1884, and resulted
in the formation of a Liberal party (the former opposition) and
a Conservative party. The next twenty years saw new bitter fights
concerning mainly Norway's position in its union with Sweden and
the principle of parliamentarianism. The mass meetings served to
mobilize ordinary voters in an age without a truly national press,
but were characterized by heckling, insults, manipulation and the
use of outright lies to such a degree that they can hardly have
served as tools to help undecided people form an opinion. It is
argued that their main function was very different, to prod participants
into joining one of the two blocs by largely emotional appeals,
where “truth” and reasoned argument mattered far less than the sense
of belonging. |
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| ISSN: | 0017-9841 1894-3195 |