Public opinion. Lippman U.

Walter Lippman (1889-1974)-American writer, journalist, propagandist and sociologist, one of the creators of modern American liberalism, two-time Pulitzer Prize laureate. He took an active part in the election campaign of the American President Woodrow Wilson and in the development of Fourteen points - the American program of the post -war development of the world. During the First World War, he dealt with propaganda issues and wrote a countless number of leaflets and articles, but was later removed by Wilson from work due to ideological disagreements. The idea of ​​Lippman that propaganda should not be so much a victory as the foundations of a fair post -war world was declared unacceptable.

In his work “Public opinion”, the author united the philosophical, psychological, historical, sociological and political science The analysis introduced the concepts of pseudo -environment and stereotype, which, in his opinion, cast doubt on the fundamental possibility of developing democracy. The author reinforces his calculations with numerous examples that amaze the imagination of the modern reader with enduring relevance.