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The question of leadership is connected to many central debates in democratic theory. In this chapter, the focus is on leadership in terms of beliefs, not desires. Opinion leaders’ influence undermines the Independence Assumption. The first section looks at single opinion leaders, who, if their influence is strong and their competence limited, reduce group competence, often severely. The second section considers multiple correlated opinion leaders. The effects depend on the negative or positive correlation between the opinion leaders, the number of voters following each, and the competence of leaders. Multiple uncorrelated opinion leaders are the topic of the third section. Their influence can be relatively benign if they are many and if they are reasonably competent. Finally, a great many ‘local’ opinion leaders, as envisaged by Lazarsfeld, Berelson, and Gaudet, can offset the negative epistemic impact of a few ‘big’ opinion leaders.
Title: Following Leaders
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The question of leadership is connected to many central debates in democratic theory.
In this chapter, the focus is on leadership in terms of beliefs, not desires.
Opinion leaders’ influence undermines the Independence Assumption.
The first section looks at single opinion leaders, who, if their influence is strong and their competence limited, reduce group competence, often severely.
The second section considers multiple correlated opinion leaders.
The effects depend on the negative or positive correlation between the opinion leaders, the number of voters following each, and the competence of leaders.
Multiple uncorrelated opinion leaders are the topic of the third section.
Their influence can be relatively benign if they are many and if they are reasonably competent.
Finally, a great many ‘local’ opinion leaders, as envisaged by Lazarsfeld, Berelson, and Gaudet, can offset the negative epistemic impact of a few ‘big’ opinion leaders.
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