Public Petitions and Polls
Legitimation
State-manipulated referenda, petitions, and online polls manufacture false evidence of public consent to legitimize controversial regime policies and territorial claims.
State-manipulated referenda, petitions, and online polls manufacture false evidence of public consent to legitimize controversial regime policies and territorial claims.
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Citation
BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
title = {Public {Petitions} and {Polls}},
date = {2026-02-17},
url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/public-petitions-and-polls.html},
langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “Public Petitions and Polls,”
February. https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/public-petitions-and-polls.html.