Special Issue: Mapping the Discursive Opportunities for Radical-Right Populist Politics across Eastern Europe. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Norocel, Ov Cristian; Szabó, Gabriella
• Is Part Of: Problems of post-communism. Volume 66:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 7
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Post-communism -- Periodicals; Post-communism; Periodicals; 330.91717
• DOI: 10.1080/10758216.2019.1537040
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1075-8216

Abstract

Abstract : This special issue brings together scholars of media, sociology, and political science to examine the discursive opportunities for radical-right populist politics across Eastern Europe. The articles concentrate on such soft factors as the role of media, the radicalization of public discourse, and the communication repertoires of radical-right populist actors across the region. The contributions employ both established and innovative methodological approaches to examine favorable or disadvantageous discursive conditions for radical-right populist politics—including thematic social media analysis; framing analysis; qualitative content analysis; mixed-methods; and social network analysis. They map out these developments across the region, focusing on Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Romania, as well as Estonia and Slovenia.