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

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

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Superior document:Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology Series
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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages)
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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.

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