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OverviewThe public intellectual has a long and storied history. Previously, the public intellectual was always expected to opine on a broad array of topics, from foreign policy to economics. Yet in recent years a new kind of thinker has supplanted that archetype: the thought leader. Equipped with one big idea, thought leaders focus their energies on TED talks rather than highbrow periodicals. In contrast to public intellectuals, thought leaders gain fame as single-idea merchants. Their ideas are often laudable and highly ambitious, but they often work through institutions that are closed to the public and less open to criticism. In The Ideas Industry, Daniel W. Drezner explains how this shift happened, pointing to the roles of political polarization, heightened inequality, and eroding trust in authority. In contrast to their predecessors, today's intellectuals are more likely to enjoy the support of ideologically friendly private funders and be housed in ideologically-driven think tanks. Increasing inequality is also a key driver of this shift: more than ever before, contemporary plutocrats fund intellectuals and idea factories that generate arguments that align with their own. Finally, the erosion of trust in experts has lowered the barriers of entry in the marketplace of ideas. But, while there are certainly some downsides to the contemporary ideas industry, Drezner argues that it is very good at broadcasting ideas widely and reaching large audiences hungry for new thinking. Both fair-minded and trenchant, The Ideas Industry reshapes our understanding of contemporary public intellectual life in America and the West. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel W. Drezner (Professor of International Politics, Professor of International Politics, Tufts University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 20.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 14.00cm Weight: 0.398kg ISBN: 9780190906283ISBN 10: 0190906286 Pages: 376 Publication Date: 14 February 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: The TransmogrificationChapter 1: Do Ideas Even Matter?Chapter 2: How Pessimists, Partisans, and Plutocrats are Changing the Marketplace of IdeasChapter 3: Academia and the War on CollegeChapter 4: The Disciplines, or, Why Economics Thrives while Political Science Survives in the Ideas IndustryChapter 5: The Think Tank RevolutionChapter 6: The Booming Private Market for Public IdeasReviewsDrezner is a lively and engaging writer...Throughout the book he is balanced and measured, recognizing that the new era comes with benefits as well as drawbacks. - Nikita Lalwani and Sam Winter-Levy, Times Literary Supplement """Drezner is a lively and engaging writer...Throughout the book he is balanced and measured, recognizing that the new era comes with benefits as well as drawbacks."" - Nikita Lalwani and Sam Winter-Levy, Times Literary Supplement" Drezner is a lively and engaging writer...Throughout the book he is balanced and measured, recognizing that the new era comes with benefits as well as drawbacks. * Nikita Lalwani and Sam Winter-Levy, Times Literary Supplement * Drezner is a lively and engaging writer...Throughout the book he is balanced and measured, recognizing that the new era comes with benefits as well as drawbacks. * Nikita Lalwani and Sam Winter-Levy, Times Literary Supplement * Author InformationDaniel Drezner is Professor of International Politics at Tufts University and a regular contributor to the Washington Post. Along with having one of the most heavily trafficked blogs in the world of academia, he is also the author of The System Worked; Theories of International Relations and Zombies; All Politics is Global; and The Sanctions Paradox. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |