This brief commentary discusses a recent paper by Speed and Mannion that explores “The Rise of post truth populism in liberal democracies: challenges for health policy.” It considers their assertion that through meaningful democratic engagement in health policy, some of the risks brought about by an exclusionary populist politics can be mediated. With an overview of what participation means in ...

This article elucidates the latest developments in the 'politics of memory' regarding the military regime in Brazil. Only recently, I argue, has the Brazilian state abandoned its 'politics of si lence' and started to actively champion the memory of the left-wing 'resistance'. This new strategy climaxed in a governmenta l crisis over a historic plan to establish a National Truth Commission to in...

This is a commentary on the article ‘The rise of post-truth populism in pluralist liberal democracies: challenges for health policy.’ It critically examines two of its key concepts: populism and ‘post truth.’ This commentary argues that there are different types of populism, with unclear links to impacts, and that in some ways, ‘post-truth’ has resonances with arguments advanced in the period a...

In their editorial, Speed and Mannion identify two main challenges “the rise of post-truth populism” poses for health policy: the populist threat to inclusive healthcare policies, and the populist threat to well-designed health policies that draw on professional expertise and research evidence. This short comment suggests some conceptual clarifications that might help in thinking through more p...

The place of truth in the public sphere and politics has recently been shattered, as evidenced by rise concepts like “post-truth”. Severe concerns about being defenseless face masses embracing lies gave to fears that unchained democracy together with newest communication technologies threatens destruction rational sphere. This paper proposes a distinctly political approach challenges is facing....

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