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

This open access book is the product of three years of academic research that has been carried out in the EU-funded Jean Monnet Network on “Post-Truth Politics, Nationalism and the Delegitimation of European Integration” since 2019. Drawing on the multidisciplinary expertise of the network’s members...

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Other Authors: Conrad, Maximilian (Editor), Hálfdanarson, Guðmundur (Editor), Michailidou, Asimina (Editor), Galpin, Charlotte (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Series:Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Europe in the Age of Post-Truth Politics
  • 2. Post-Truth, Postmodernism and the Public Sphere
  • 3. The Context of Fake News, Disinformation and Manipulation
  • 4. Journalism, Truth and the Restoration of Trust in Democracy: Tracing the EU 'Fake News' Strategy
  • 5. From Denouncing to Defunding: The Post-Truth Populist Challenge to Public-Service Media
  • 6. Post-Truth Politics, Brexit and European Disintegration
  • 7. "Europe is Christian, or it is not Europe": Post-Truth Politics and Religion in Matteo Salvini's Tweets
  • 8. Claiming Authority over 'Truths' and 'Facts': Information Risk Campaigns to Prevent Irregular Migration
  • 9. Facts, Narratives and Migration: Tackling Disinformation at the European and UN Level of Governance
  • 10. Sheeding Light on People's Social Media Concerns Through Political Party Preference, Media Trust, and Immigration Attitudes
  • 11. In Search for Unexpected Allies? Radical Right Remediation of 'the 2015 Refugee Crisis' on Social Media
  • 12. Concluding Reflections on Europe in the Age of Post-Truth Politics