The essays in this volume demonstrate how the performance of sincerity is culturally specific and is enacted in different ways in different media and discipline

In times of intercultural tensions and conflicts, sincerity matters. Traditionally, sincerity concerns a performance of authenticity and truth, a performance th

A growing frustration with “spin doctors,” doublespeak, and outright lying by public officials has resulted in a deep public cynicism regarding politics tod

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This edited volume examines concepts of sincerity in politics and international relations in order to discuss what we should expect of politicians, within what