Misperceptions and minipublics: does endorsement of expert information by a minipublic influence misperceptions in the wider public?

As misperceptions undermine the factual basis for public debate, they pose a serious challenge to expert knowledge and the democratic legitimacy of public policy informed by expert evidence. In this paper, we theorize that in times of politicization and polarization of expertise, endorsement of expe...

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Autores: Muradova, Lala, Culloty, Eileen, Suiter, Jane
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/70807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2023.2200735
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Misinformation
Democratic legitimacy
Misperception
Deliberation
COVID-19
Expertise
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spelling Misperceptions and minipublics: does endorsement of expert information by a minipublic influence misperceptions in the wider public?Muradova, LalaCulloty, EileenSuiter, JaneMisinformationDemocratic legitimacyMisperceptionDeliberationCOVID-19ExpertiseAs misperceptions undermine the factual basis for public debate, they pose a serious challenge to expert knowledge and the democratic legitimacy of public policy informed by expert evidence. In this paper, we theorize that in times of politicization and polarization of expertise, endorsement of expert information by a minipublic can serve to legitimize expert correction and render it more persuasive in the eyes of individuals. In developing our theoretical argument, we focus on the effect of a minipublic on individuals in the wider public – those who did not participate in such institutions. To test our theoretical predictions, we designed, pre-registered and fielded two experiments in the US (N = 2168) and one experiment in Ireland (N = 1125), during two different waves of COVID-19. The results show that minipublic endorsement significantly increases the uptake of expert information among (nonparticipating) citizens. Furthermore, when an expert correction explicitly asserts a scientific consensus, it is as effective as the minipublic endorsement. The findings have implications for the research on misperceptions, expertise and deliberative institutions.Taylor & Francis202520252023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/70807http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2023.2200735http://hdl.handle.net/10230/70807reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésPolitical Communication. 2023;40(5):555-75© This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Political Communication on 9 Apr 2023, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10584609.2023.2200735info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/708072026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title Misperceptions and minipublics: does endorsement of expert information by a minipublic influence misperceptions in the wider public?
spellingShingle Misperceptions and minipublics: does endorsement of expert information by a minipublic influence misperceptions in the wider public?
Muradova, Lala
Misinformation
Democratic legitimacy
Misperception
Deliberation
COVID-19
Expertise
title_short Misperceptions and minipublics: does endorsement of expert information by a minipublic influence misperceptions in the wider public?
title_full Misperceptions and minipublics: does endorsement of expert information by a minipublic influence misperceptions in the wider public?
title_fullStr Misperceptions and minipublics: does endorsement of expert information by a minipublic influence misperceptions in the wider public?
title_full_unstemmed Misperceptions and minipublics: does endorsement of expert information by a minipublic influence misperceptions in the wider public?
title_sort Misperceptions and minipublics: does endorsement of expert information by a minipublic influence misperceptions in the wider public?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Muradova, Lala
Culloty, Eileen
Suiter, Jane
author Muradova, Lala
author_facet Muradova, Lala
Culloty, Eileen
Suiter, Jane
author_role author
author2 Culloty, Eileen
Suiter, Jane
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Misinformation
Democratic legitimacy
Misperception
Deliberation
COVID-19
Expertise
topic Misinformation
Democratic legitimacy
Misperception
Deliberation
COVID-19
Expertise
description As misperceptions undermine the factual basis for public debate, they pose a serious challenge to expert knowledge and the democratic legitimacy of public policy informed by expert evidence. In this paper, we theorize that in times of politicization and polarization of expertise, endorsement of expert information by a minipublic can serve to legitimize expert correction and render it more persuasive in the eyes of individuals. In developing our theoretical argument, we focus on the effect of a minipublic on individuals in the wider public – those who did not participate in such institutions. To test our theoretical predictions, we designed, pre-registered and fielded two experiments in the US (N = 2168) and one experiment in Ireland (N = 1125), during two different waves of COVID-19. The results show that minipublic endorsement significantly increases the uptake of expert information among (nonparticipating) citizens. Furthermore, when an expert correction explicitly asserts a scientific consensus, it is as effective as the minipublic endorsement. The findings have implications for the research on misperceptions, expertise and deliberative institutions.
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