Michael Hameleers (The Netherlands University of Amsterdam)

Populist Disinformation in Fragmented Information Settings

Understanding the Nature and Persuasiveness of Populist and Post-factual Communication

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Produktbeschreibung

In this highly relevant work, Dr. Michael Hameleers illuminates the role of traditional and social media in shaping the political consequences of populism and disinformation in a mediatized era characterized by post-factual relativism and the perseverance of a populist zeitgeist.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Studies in Media, Communication, and Politics
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 294mm x 278mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 482g
• ISBN-13: 9781032047812
• ISBN-10: 103204781X
• Artikelnr.: 62224454

Autorenporträt

Michael Hameleers is Assistant Professor in Political Communication at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands. His research interests include populism, framing, (affective) polarization, disinformation, and corrective information.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Essence of Populist Disinformation and the Roots of its
Persuasiveness 1. Populist Disinformation: Exploring the Intersections of
Populism and Mis- and Disinformation and its Political Consequences 2. The
Discursive Framing of Populism and (Un)truthfulness by Politicians 3.
Citizens' Online Interpretations of Populism and Post-factual Relativism 4.
Populist and Post-factual Discourse on Online News Platforms 5. The Effects
of Populist Communication in a Comparative Setting 6. How Populist
Disinformation can Mislead the Electorate 7. Hope on the Horizon:
Correcting Post-factual Populist Communication 8. The Political
Consequences and Democratic Implications of Populist Disinformation: Should
we Worry about the Future of Truth and Democracy? 9. Conclusion