Study On Political Rumours

Political rumour is a type of rumour and is the reflection of rumour in the politicallife. As a political phenomenon, political rumours accompany the political life andinfluence the political life. It can even control the political situations. Therefore, the studyon the political rumours plays a very important practical role. Since there are fewerscholars are studying this subject, this thesis, with a large number of case studies, sorts outthe issues related to political rumours and seeks to enrich the research system of politicalrumours. It will also help people to recognize the true colours of political rumours andmake the right choice between pros and cons in political rumoursThis thesis collects a large number of articles and papers on political rumours byscholars from abroad and home and clarifies the concept/definition of political rumours onthe basis of in-depth study of these data. For the specific motives and objectives tosignificantly impact the normal political life, political rumours maliciously spread rumoursby means of a set of media campaigns and result in a chain of propagation of politicalrumours which contents are unable to be confirmed, lacking of factual basis or evenintentionally maliciously fabricated. The definition of social and political information isobscured. On this basis the performance of role of political rumours in completion amongpolitical parties, political management and international relations are studied. The harm ofpolitical rumours to the individuals, political parties and the nation and the solution arealso pointed out. In the end this thesis analyses the causes, the characteristics and the maincontents involved of political rumours in China’s contemporary society and puts forwardthree suggestions for our government: not to be impatient but with increasing attention, tohandle with cautiousness and seriousness, to improve the system with transparency andopenness. This thesis is done with a hope that it can be of some help to our government indealing with political rumours in our society according to our own national conditions inorder to stabilize the domestic society and create a harmonious international contactsenvironment.