Populists prefer social media over talk shows: An analysis of populist messages and stylistic elements across six countries

N Ernst, S Blassnig, S Engesser… - Social media+ …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
For studying populism in a hybrid and high-choice media environment, the comparison of
various media channels is especially instructive. We argue that populism-related …

Populist online practices: The function of the Internet in right-wing populism

B Krämer - Information, Communication & Society, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This article develops a theoretical classification of functions of different Internet applications
and plattforms in right-wing populism. Its aim is to understand how the Internet is seen and …

They Did It”: The Effects of Emotionalized Blame Attribution in Populist Communication

M Hameleers, L Bos… - Communication …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
How can we explain the persuasiveness of populist messages, and who are most
susceptible to their effects? These questions remain largely unanswered in extant research …

Define the populist political communication style: the case of Italian political leaders on Twitter

R Bracciale, A Martella - Information, communication & society, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In the hybrid media system, many processes are reforming political communication:
popularisation, disintermediation, personalisation, intimisation and of course populism. This …

Socially mediated populism: the communicative strategies of political leaders on Facebook

G Mazzoleni, R Bracciale - Palgrave Communications, 2018 - nature.com
Populism has been defined in many different ways, mostly in regard to political ideology and
political dynamics, but only in recent years in relation to communication variables. The aim …

The activation of populist attitudes

KA Hawkins, CR Kaltwasser… - Government and …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Most studies see demand for populist forces driven by broad sociological factors that make
certain issues salient among specific constituencies. However, this argument is not normally …

A research agenda for studies of corruption

A Mungiu-Pippidi, PM Heywood - 2020 - books.google.com
This interdisciplinary Research Agenda contains state-of-the-art surveys of the field of
corruption and points towards an agenda for future research. This comprehensive work …

It's us against them: A comparative experiment on the effects of populist messages communicated via social media

M Hameleers, D Schmuck - Information, Communication & Society, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Populism has gained momentum all around the globe. Social media channels contribute to
the success of populism by providing an attractive environment for both politicians and …

Populism and its causes

K Hawkins, M Read, T Pauwels - The Oxford handbook of …, 2017 - books.google.com
Over the last two decades the literature on populism has proliferated. While most studies
have focused on the conceptualization, measurement, and consequences of populism, a …

The polarizing impact of news coverage on populist attitudes in the public: Evidence from a panel study in four European democracies

P Müller, C Schemer, M Wettstein… - Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
This study explores how news messages carrying parts of the populist ideology contribute to
a polarization of public opinion about populism. It combines a content analysis of news …