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Explainer – “symbolpolitik”

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Explainer – “symbolpolitik” or “signal politics” means proposed laws that do not solve an issue but instead show a certain part of the population what your intentions are. For example, the mandatory handshake to get citizenship; the confiscation of jewelry from refugees; the border control with Germany; etc. Imagine you live in a city where people don’t really like the idea of flying cars. A political party can build popularity with a law to ban flying cars even though there are no flying cars invented yet. That is “signal politics”. 

Narcis George Matache
Narcis George Matachehttp://www.narcis.dk
Executive Editor and Founder of "Last Week in Denmark".

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