Europe in the Age of Post-Truth Politics : : Populism, Disinformation and the Public Sphere.

• Superior document: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology Series
• Author: Conrad, Maximilian.
• TeilnehmendeR: Hálfdanarson, Guðmundur.; Michailidou, Asimina.; Galpin, Charlotte.; Pyrhönen, Niko.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction: Europe in the Age of Post-Truth Politics -- Background -- Aim of the Book -- Organisation of the Book -- References -- Part I Post-Truth Politics, Democracy and the Public Sphere -- 2 Post-Truth, Postmodernism and the Public Sphere -- Post-Truth and the Pandemic -- The Future of the Public Sphere -- Post-Truth and Postmodernism -- Metanarratives and "Regimes of Truth" -- The Parrhesiast vs. the Populist -- Conclusion: Renewing the Public Sphere -- References -- 3 The Context of Fake News, Disinformation, and Manipulation -- Introduction -- The Constitutional-Democracy Pathology Scale -- Level III Pathologies -- Level II Pathologies -- A Changing Context of Correction: Globalisation and the Policy-Politics Constellation -- Europeanisation and the Case of the EEA -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Journalism, Truth and the Restoration of Trust in Democracy: Tracing the EU 'Fake News' Strategy -- Introduction -- Between Truth and Trust: Journalists as Informed Opinion-Makers -- 'Fake News' as Proclaimed Truth -- Publicity as Challenged by Information Abundance/Overload/Surveillance -- Public Opinion Formation as Challenged by Plurality/Polarisation of Voice -- Legitimacy as Challenged by Hyper-Scrutiny/Hyper-Cynicism -- The EU's Response to the 'Fake News' Challenge -- Addressing Information Abundance/Overload/Surveillance in EU News Media Policy -- Balancing Plurality with Polarisation of Voice in EU News Media Strategy -- Transparency as the Answer to Hyper-Scrutiny/Hyper-Cynicism? -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Post-Truth Populism and the Disintegration of Europe -- 5 From Denouncing to Defunding: The Post-Truth Populist Challenge to Public-Service Media -- Introduction -- Post-Truth Populism.

Post-Truth Politics and Populism -- From Undermining the Legitimacy of Professional Journalism to Demanding the Defunding of Public-Service Media -- From Denouncing to Defunding: Post-Truth Populism and Public-Service Broadcasting during the COVID Pandemic -- The Discursive Dimension: Denouncing Public-Service Journalism -- Demands for Defunding Public-Service Media -- Concluding Reflections -- References -- 6 Post-Truth Politics, Brexit, and European Disintegration -- Introduction -- Post-Truth and Brexit -- Actors and Arenas of Post-Truth Politics -- Misinformation in the Leave Campaign -- Brexit, Post-Truth Politics, and European Disintegration -- Conclusions -- References -- 7 "Europe is Christian, or It Is Not Europe": Post-Truth Politics and Religion in Matteo Salvini's Tweets -- Introduction -- Post-Truth Politics and Religion -- Antagonism and Emotions -- Matteo Salvini's Tweets: an Analysis -- Results -- Religion -- Strategies of Post-Truth Politics -- Generalisations -- Hyperboles -- Misleading Connections -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III Mediatisation and Politicisation of Immigration -- 8 Claiming Authority Over 'Truths' and 'Facts': Information Risk Campaigns to Prevent Irregular Migration -- Introduction -- Theoretical Argument -- Policy Narratives as Justifications for Information Campaigns about Irregular Migration -- Information Campaigns in the Post-Truth Context -- A Few Words on Methodology -- Analysis -- I. Strategies of Information Provision -- II. Reproducing the Dominant Narrative of European Migration Policies -- III. The Contestation of Authoritative Truth -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Facts, Narratives and Migration: Tackling Disinformation at the European and UN Level of Governance -- Introduction -- The Framework: Global Migration Governance and Migration as a Political Issue in the EU.

Positioning of the Approach -- Human Rights Communication and Migration Governance: Two Perspectives on Addressing Disinformation -- Disinformation in the European Landscape: Strategy and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights -- Accurate Data for a Well-Informed Public Discourse: The UN Global Compact for a Safe and Orderly Migration -- Conclusion: Sovereignty and Tackling Disinformation on Human Rights and Migration Agendas -- References -- 10 Shedding Light on People's Social Media Concerns Through Political Party Preference, Media Trust, and Immigration Attitudes -- Introduction -- Hate Speech, Fake News, and Political Ideology -- Finnish Media System and Political Parties -- Method -- Participants -- Measures -- Analysis Strategy -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- 11 In Search for Unexpected Allies? Radical Right Remediation of 'the 2015 Refugee Crisis' on Social Media -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Data and Methods -- Remediating the News Cycle by Introducing 'Unexpected Allies' -- Conclusions -- References -- Part IV Conclusion -- 12 Concluding Reflections on Europe in the Age of Post-truth Politics -- References -- Index.