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Book SynopsisThe relationship between politics and digital media is currently a focus of intense interest: the symbiosis between the two spheres is such that political activity is now almost inseparable from media communication. However, the implications of this development are not fully understood. Digital media are a powerful tool in the hands of mainstream parties, but also make it easier than ever before for the public to express their reactions, or for new actors to enter the political arena. This volume explores the intersection between politics and new media, which involves crucial ideals, values and aspirations, such as informed democracy, citizens’ empowerment and social debate, but also negative aspects like manipulation and polarization.
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Introduction: Politics, populism, media
Ruth Breeze and Ana M. Fernández Vallejo
Section 1: Politicians across Modes and Media
Trumpian tweets and populist politics: A corpus-assisted discourse analytical study
Aditi Bhatia and Andrew S. Ross
Populism and the digital media: A necessarily symbiotic relationship? Insights from the case of Syriza
Giorgos Venizelos
Achieving results for the American people. A corpus-assisted CDA of the White House website under Trump’s presidency
Antonella Napolitano
Talking about populists in Twitter: Politicians’ linguistic behaviour in comments about populists in Germany and Austria
Miguel Ayerbe Linares
#AmericaFirst vs #primagliitaliani: A Corpus-Assisted CDA of Trump’s and Salvini’s Twitter Communications
Maria Cristina Aiezza
The populist contagion. The influence of populist discourses on the political communication of traditional parties in Romania.
Daniela Rovenţa-Frumuşani and Adriana Stefănel
Populism and popularity in Imran Khan’s 2018 election speeches
Saqlain Hassan
Section 2: People, Politics and Politicians across Modes and Media
The discursive construction of Trump’s charisma on Twitter and Reddit
Aline Schmidt
"You are not one of us!": Online responses to the premier’s populist discourse in Jordan
Muhammad A. Badarneh
"Happy to be insulted": Offensive language in online discussions of UK radical politics
Ruth Breeze
Politicizing collective identities: Online news commentaries in the Arab Spring
Nahla Nadeem
Social networks and the construction of political culture: Where are we looking from?
Víctor A. Meléndez
Notes on Contributors
