Ideas, Influence, and Impact
In: Diplomatic history
ISSN: 1467-7709
In: Diplomatic history
ISSN: 1467-7709
Blog: Capitalisn't
According to the latest industry statistics, the global influencer economy grew from $1.7 billion in 2016 to $21.1 billion in 2023 — and it's only expected to grow exponentially from here with advances in artificial intelligence. In 1988, Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman investigated how mass media sways audiences to conform to social norms without coercion, or what they called "manufacturing consent." In her new book, "The Influencer Industry: The Quest for Authenticity on Social Media," Dr. Emily Hund investigates how social media influencers have manufactured a new media economy to which we've unwittingly consented.
Hund, a research affiliate at the Center on Digital Culture and Society at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication, joins Bethany and Luigi to unpack this new digital landscape where influence has become a powerful currency, shaping not only news consumption and consumer behavior but the very fabric of modern capitalism. Together, they discuss whether influencers are empowered entrepreneurs rewriting market rules or victims of a system that commodifies identity. What are the hidden incentives driving influencer messaging and, thus, the news and content we receive?
Read an excerpt from Hund's book (Princeton University Press, 2023) on ProMarket.
In: Journal of political economy, Band 132, Heft 1, S. 149-199
ISSN: 1537-534X
In: Management Science, Forthcoming
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In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 177, S. 106537
Blog: The Strategist
Getting caught up in geopolitical competition may seem uncomfortable enough for Pacific island countries. What's making things worse is that outside powers' struggle to influence them is weakening their resistance to organised crime emanating from ...
Blog: netzpolitik.org
Im linken Foto ist Christoph Hofer beim Geheimtreffen in Potsdam zu sehen, auf dem rechten Bild Arne Friedrich Mörig. – Alle Rechte vorbehalten CORRECTIVEiner der Teilnehmer des rechten Geheimtreffens in Potsdam war ein in der Neonazi-Szene vernetzter IT-Unternehmer aus Thüringen. Der Sohn des Gastgebers hingegen plant eine Agentur für rechte YouTuber, die Wahlkampagnen fahren soll. Eine Recherche von netzpolitik.org und CORRECTIV.
In: Decisions in Economics and Finance, Forthcoming
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Blog: Global Voices
The movie, which exposes corruption both within Azerbaijan and in numerous European countries, comes at a time of deteriorating ties between Azerbaijan and the West.
In: Journal of political institutions and political economy, Band 4, Heft 4, S. 497-521
ISSN: 2689-4815
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Blog: Impact of Social Sciences
ITV’s primetime drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office hastened legislation to compensate sub-postmasters caught up in the Horizon scandal, overturning the judicial process after years of legal wrangling. Joseph Owen asks whether it is desirable for narratives to have such influence on the judiciary and democracy? And if so, in a year when forty … Continued
Blog: The Duck of Minerva
This is the first in a series of remembrances on life and career of the late Susan Sell. When I think about Susan Sell, I think about a life lived unapologetically, beautifully, and gratefully. I think about International Relations theory taught with irreverence and humility. I think about relentless kindness and fiery hope personified. Susan […]
Blog: Australian Institute of International Affairs
How big a threat is Vladimir Putin to world peace? This is an important question, and one the West needs to address immediately.