Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-322) and index.
Contents
From infinite ignorance to knowledge that matters -- Who are the educators and how can we help them?
Part one. The value of information. Three definitions -- The silver bullet -- The logic of competence -- Lost in the woods -- Attracting attention -- Building source credibility -- The politics of competence -- Value diversity and how to manage it -- Complexity and framing -- Political roles: who needs to know? -- Costs and benefits.
Part two. How to improve "political knowledge". What we know -- Reading the questions, understanding the answers -- Political knowledge scales: something doesn't add up -- Assessing information assessments -- All in good measure -- The silver lining.
Summary
Offers new ways to address the deep-rooted problem of an uninformed electorate. Lupia provides the keys to improving political knowledge and civic competence. He shows that the solution to educating uninformed citizens is not simply feeding them more information, but instead conveying to them information that they care about and in the right way. --Adapted from publisher description.
