The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a unique global experience, arousing both
exclusionary nationalistic and inclusionary responses of solidarity. This article aims to …

This article demonstrates the value of rhetorical audience studies for analysing constructions
of 'the nation'and national identity. A key strength of this approach is its recognition of the …

The aim of this paper is threefold: to perform a (meta) discursive archaeology of the concepts
post-truth and fake news, to critically reflect on the change in the application of these …

This paper examines the reasoning lines in PM Alexis Tsipras' political discourse in critical
moments of SYRIZA's tenure as the ruling party in Greece. Adopting a CDS perspective, we …

Abstract “Populism” has become a common keyword in politics, international news coverage
as well as in academic disciplines observing political discourse. When analysing “populist” …

The term populism is omnipresent in current political science and political discourse. This
paper discusses how so-called “populist” discourse is linguistically construed in the 2017 …

This article presents an empirical investigation into the construction of obedience in letters of
applications mailed to National Socialist authorities for the position of executioner between …

The “study of Donald Trump”, or, to put it differently, tracking his discourse practices, means
being in a position to dissect the nature of his ways of speaking. The more I examine his …

This chapter introduces the themes of the volume: populism research and discourse studies.
It gives a detailed and state-of-the-art overview of concepts in populism research as well as …

Internationally, politicians, practice power, spread ideology, and effect changes in the world
through language. World events are prompted by the words and actions of State leaders and …