Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
German political scientist (1916–2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann (19 December 1916 – 25 March 2010) was a German political scientist. Her most famous contribution is the model of the spiral of silence, detailed in The Spiral of Silence: Public Opinion – Our Social Skin. The model is an explanation of how perceived public opinion can influence individual opinions or actions.
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Born | (1916-12-19)19 December 1916 |
Died | 25 March 2010(2010-03-25) (aged 93) Allensbach, Germany |
Alma mater | Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, University of Missouri |
Known for | spiral of silence, Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach |
Awards | Great Cross of Merit (1976), Alexander Rüstow Medal (1978), Baden-Württemberg's Medal of Merit (1990), Helen Dinerman Award (issued by WAPOR; 1990), Gerhard Löwenthal Honor Award (issued by Junge Freiheit; 2006) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Political science |
Doctoral advisor | Emil Dovifat |
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