KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY AND THE ERA OF POST-TRUTH: Challenges to Democracy
The future of any country in the contemporary era lies in its ability to harness the knowledge potential. The fruits of knowledge society have transformed the terrain of social and political scenario of countries around the world. Democracy as a form of government, to be successful, requires a criti...
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Dharmaram College
2019
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 2019, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 69-88 |
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Knowledge Society
B Post-Truth B Democracy B New Media B Authoritarianism B Power B Truth |
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