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The Democratic Dilemma: Can Citizens Learn What They Need to Know?
Lupia, Arthur, and Mathew D. McCubbins. The Democratic Dilemma: Can Citizens Learn What They Need to Know? Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Why this matters here
Lupia and McCubbins study when citizens can rely on information from others in democratic decision-making. The chapter uses that model alongside persuasion research to distinguish trustworthy cues from mere authority.
