1st Edition
Public Relations and Authoritarianism Resistance and its Consequences
By Kristin Demetrious
Copyright 2027
134 Pages
by
Routledge
This book traces a resistance to PR from the postwar period that sought to expose it as a dangerous, but little understood political dynamic. Critically exploring authoritarianism as a key concept, it argues PR’s market-friendly but oppressive and concealed language practices have systematically led to many of the divisive and polarised communication styles that we see today, and has had wider... Read more
1. A New Tomorrow: Confronting the Rise of PR 2. Authoritarianism and the Language of Public Relations 3. Truth, Authority and PR: "No Story Left to Be Told" 4. "Spray-Painting the Invisible Man" and Exposing Anti-Ethical PR 5. "PR" Metamorphosis: Change Without Change 6. Conclusion: "Enough Steps on This Road"
Biography
Kristin Demetrious is Associate Professor in Communication at Deakin University, Australia. Her research is in critical public relations with an emphasis on politics, culture and social change.
