Definitions of strategic political communication
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Working Paper, NUPI nr 689. NUPI, 2005Sammendrag
Political communication comes in various forms. The first part of this paper
presents some variants of political communication, and provides a set of definitions of such
communication. A centre of gravity is along the borderline and overlap between rhetoric and
propaganda. It is argued here that rhetoric unlike propaganda has a potential for deliberation.
Propaganda is inherently hostile towards debate and discussion. This reluctance towards
debate and discussion has at times been evident as regards the Bush administration’s war on
terrorism. The second part of the article deals with propaganda from the Bush administration
aimed at quelling debate. All the principals from the first George W. Bush administration
(2001-2005) took part in this strategy. Most of the material presented here is explained in
more detail in Anders G. Romarheim (2005). “Crossfire of Fear: Propaganda in the US
War on Terrorism” Hovedoppgave i Statsvitenskap, ISV, UIO.
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