POL 565 - Persuasion and Propaganda

Politics at its core is about persuasion. It is about argumentation and debate, and about bringing citizens to a particular way of thinking about an issue, candidacy, or event. Given its centrality in the political process, understanding the dynamics of political persuasion should be a high priority for the discipline. This course is intended to provide a survey of contemporary theory and research on persuasion and politics. Among other topics, we will discuss the major agents of political persuasion - the mass media, political elites, social context, and interpersonal processes. POL 565 will not count towards the fulfillment of the PSPMA degree requirements if you have taken POL 402, Topic: Persuasion and Propaganda.

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): Admission to PSPMA program or permission of instructor.

Grading Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)