Modern politics is permeated by blame games—symbolic struggles over the
blameworthiness or otherwise of various social actors. In this article, we develop a …

Incivility in public discourse is a central concern for scholars and citizens alike. However, the
definitions of the concept offered by scholars are dissimilar and difficult to compare. This …

This article introduces an original theoretical model for understanding how the linguistic
framing of political protest messages influences how blame spreads in social media. Our …

Right-wing populist user comments on social media are said to impair online deliberation.
Right-wing populism's anti-pluralist and conflict-centered message might hinder deliberative …

Negativity is a common feature of current online political communication during elections.
Previous studies on negativity and its impact on user engagement focused mainly on …

Spreading uncivil negative campaign messages is a “high-risk, high reward” campaign
strategy since certain voters are more likely to be swayed by negative messaging whereas …

The fundamental role of political discussions in democracy has been frequently highlighted
by quantitative and qualitative literature at the intersection of political communication and …

Purpose This study seeks to establish a new framework for categorizing incivility,
differentiating between explicit and implicit forms, and to investigate their respective abilities …

Tweeting Brexit presents the most thorough examination of the role that the most political
social network, Twitter, played in creating, negotiating, and challenging Brexit narratives …

With social media now being ubiquitously used by citizens and political actors, concerns
over the incivility of interactions on these platforms have grown. While research has already …