Celebrity influence : politics, persuasion, and issue-based advocacy / Mark Harvey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harvey, Mark, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Celebrities--Political aspects--United States.

Celebrities.

Celebrities--Political and social views.

Celebrities--Political activity.

Political and social views.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 254 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2017]

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780700624980

0700624988

OCLC:

986024274