Cristiana Berti
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 146205 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Cristiana Berti |
| PRENOMES | Cristiana |
| SOBRENOME | Berti |
| ASSINATURA | BERTI C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universitat Rovira i Virgili |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4591-0791 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
When Good is Called Evil
An increasing academic literature has examined how civil society organisations and, in particular, sea-rescue non-governmental (NGOs) in the Mediterranean Sea, are criminalised or accused of functioning as a pull factor leading to an increase in migration flows towards Europe. However, there is a lack of empirical research investigating how this process occurs in practice through populist communication. In this article, we explore how right-wing …
A Dangerous Concept in a Hostile Environment
Populism, especially that of the far right, has a major impact on journalism. Journalists have to respond to an increasingly hostile environment with dwindling resources and often precarious conditions. By using semistructured interviews with journalists who cover the populist far right in Italy and Spain, we investigate how they understand populism and its impact on their profession. Interviewees have a clear idea of what populism is, but feel t…
Marching Against a Rising and Manipulative Threat
Whereas the use of metaphors in populist political communication has been widely studied, few works have considered the way in which the concept of populism is constructed through metaphors in the public sphere and in the media. By applying Critical Metaphor Analysis (CMA) to a sample of newspaper articles published in Spain and Italy, we detect the main metaphorical frameworks used for discursively constructing populism in countries characterize…
Corruption and Religion in Europe and Beyond
The concept of corruption is historically linked to religion, but research on the relationship between religion and corruption is scarce, coming mainly from the fields of economics and statistics, and partially from anthropology and cultural studies. This article aims to offer a critical review of the relevant international literature on religion, religiosity, and corruption, ranging from large, quantitative comparative studies to more focused an…
A tale of multiple crises
In the past decade, the strength of populist forces, especially those of the far right, has grown considerably in Europe, influencing European politics and modifying the composition of European institutions, and in particular the European Parliament. This essay posits that populist and non-populist narratives in EU institutions have evolved through the dynamics of polarization and reciprocal influence across multiple crises, from the start of the…
What is populism anyway? Newspaper representations of populism in Spain and Italy between emptiness and political partisanship
The rise of populism in Europe has been accompanied by increasing use of the term in the media. This has been studied in the European press from the democratic corporatist or liberal media systems, but there is a lack of studies on southern Europe and the polarized pluralist media system. Using a content analysis of newspaper articles, we investigate the journalistic construction of populism in Spain and Italy, two countries belonging to the pola…
Fear of the bear? Rewilding, rural agencies and politics in two documentaries in Trentino and the Pyrenees
In Trentino and the Pyrenees, the population of bears has grown since the 1990s, when new specimens were released into the wild to recover this endangered species. The reintroduction generated a conflictive cohabitation with village dwellers, the shepherding sector, and rural initiatives in both areas. The aim of this research is to evaluate how local media and two audiovisual documentaries covered the bear issue in both regions. The researchers …
The 2019 European Elections on Twitter between Populism, Euroscepticism and Nationalism
European Parliament elections have often been defined second-order elections, focused on national rather than transnational issues. This paper investigates the combined impact of Eurosceptic populism and social media in the development of the campaign during the 2019 European Parliament elections. It evaluates how populist and non-populist politicians and parties campaigned for the European elections on Twitter by using the case study of Italy. C…
Framing right-wing populist satire
Over the last few years, right-wing populism has increased its popularity and political weight, successfully merging with Euro-scepticism, nationalism, xenophobia, religious symbolism, and aggressive forms of conservatism (e.g., anti-feminism, homophobia, and, in general, patriarchal politics). Several studies have focused on the communication strategies of contemporary populism, examining the latter’s use of traditional and new media. So far, ho…
Character assassination as a right-wing populist communication tactic on social media
The article conceptualizes character assassination (CA) as a tactic of populist communication on social media by using the case study of Italian politician Matteo Salvini. CA consists of personal attacks aimed at damaging the reputation of individuals, used as political means to attack the “enemies of the people.” By means of CA, populists operate a shift from issues and arguments toward individual traits and behaviors. CA’s importance is linked …
Right-wing populism and the criminalization of sea-rescue NGOs
The contemporary outbreak of right-wing populism in combination with increasing migratory flows toward Europe raises concerns about the social construction of migrations and migrants and the policy orientations toward them. Research indicated worrying tendencies to perceive migrations negatively and criminalize migrants. However, this paper focuses on a different tactic adopted by a number of populist forces: the criminalization of sea-rescue NGO…
Rotten Apples or Rotten System? Media Framing of Political Corruption in New Zealand and Italy
Journalism functions as a watchdog against corruption, and contributes to its social construction in public debate. Investigating media representations of corruption is therefore fundamental to understanding how the issue is socially constructed in specific contexts. This study compares the media framing of corruption in two countries characterized by different levels of corruption, New Zealand and Italy. A qualitative framing analysis of the pri…
What kind of country we want for our children
This article is the third in a series investigating media reporting of New Zealand elections. Based on content analysis of 510 articles published in the New Zealand Herald , and thematic analysis of a subset of news stories related to young people, the study examines media coverage of the 2017 elections by looking at the topics of news stories, presence of party policies, diversity of sources and references to social groups. Comparing the 2017 re…
Multiple‐micronutrient supplementation
Micronutrient deficiencies during pregnancy pose important challenges for public-health, given the potential adverse outcomes not only during pregnancy but across the life-course. Provision of iron-folic acid (IFA) supplements is the strategy most commonly practiced and recommended globally. How to successfully implement IFA and multiple micronutrient supplementation interventions among pregnant women and to achieve sustainable/permanent solution…
Association between insulin‐like growth factor‐1, measures of overnutrition and undernutrition and insulin resistance in black adolescents living in the north‐west province, South Africa
OBJECTIVE: To determine if insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is a significant predictor of body fat percentage (%BF), lean body mass, and insulin resistance (IR) in black adolescents presenting with overnutrition and undernutrition. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was undertaken in 181 adolescents (111 girls, 70 boys, 13-20 years old) from a low socio-economic population in the North-West Province, South Africa. Anthropometric measurements we…
Poor dietary diversity and low nutrient density of the complementary diet for 6‐ to 24‐month‐old children in urban and rural K wa Z ulu‐ N atal, S outh A frica
Infants and toddlers have high nutritional requirements relative to body size but consume small amounts of food and therefore need nutrient-dense complementary foods. A cross-sectional study included children aged 6-24 months, stratified in three age categories (6-11 months, 12-17 months and 18-24 months) and randomly selected from an urban (n = 158) and a rural (n = 158) area, both of low socio-economic status, in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of S…
Association between vitamin B 12 intake and Eurreca's prioritized biomarkers of vitamin B 12 in young populations
Objective To review evidence on the associations between vitamin B 12 intake and its biomarkers, vitamin B 12 intake and its functional health outcomes, and vitamin B 12 biomarkers and functional health outcomes. Design A systematic review was conducted by searching electronic databases, until January 2012, using a standardized strategy developed in the EURRECA network. Relevant articles were screened and sorted based on title and abstract, then …
Right-wing populism and the criminalization of sea-rescue NGOs
The contemporary outbreak of right-wing populism in combination with increasing migratory flows toward Europe raises concerns about the social construction of migrations and migrants and the policy orientations toward them. Research indicated worrying tendencies to perceive migrations negatively and criminalize migrants. However, this paper focuses on a different tactic adopted by a number of populist forces: the criminalization of sea-rescue NGO…
Character assassination as a right-wing populist communication tactic on social media
The article conceptualizes character assassination (CA) as a tactic of populist communication on social media by using the case study of Italian politician Matteo Salvini. CA consists of personal attacks aimed at damaging the reputation of individuals, used as political means to attack the “enemies of the people.” By means of CA, populists operate a shift from issues and arguments toward individual traits and behaviors. CA’s importance is linked …
Rotten Apples or Rotten System? Media Framing of Political Corruption in New Zealand and Italy
Journalism functions as a watchdog against corruption, and contributes to its social construction in public debate. Investigating media representations of corruption is therefore fundamental to understanding how the issue is socially constructed in specific contexts. This study compares the media framing of corruption in two countries characterized by different levels of corruption, New Zealand and Italy. A qualitative framing analysis of the pri…
What kind of country we want for our children
This article is the third in a series investigating media reporting of New Zealand elections. Based on content analysis of 510 articles published in the New Zealand Herald , and thematic analysis of a subset of news stories related to young people, the study examines media coverage of the 2017 elections by looking at the topics of news stories, presence of party policies, diversity of sources and references to social groups. Comparing the 2017 re…
Fear of the bear? Rewilding, rural agencies and politics in two documentaries in Trentino and the Pyrenees
In Trentino and the Pyrenees, the population of bears has grown since the 1990s, when new specimens were released into the wild to recover this endangered species. The reintroduction generated a conflictive cohabitation with village dwellers, the shepherding sector, and rural initiatives in both areas. The aim of this research is to evaluate how local media and two audiovisual documentaries covered the bear issue in both regions. The researchers …
Association between vitamin B 12 intake and Eurreca's prioritized biomarkers of vitamin B 12 in young populations
Objective To review evidence on the associations between vitamin B 12 intake and its biomarkers, vitamin B 12 intake and its functional health outcomes, and vitamin B 12 biomarkers and functional health outcomes. Design A systematic review was conducted by searching electronic databases, until January 2012, using a standardized strategy developed in the EURRECA network. Relevant articles were screened and sorted based on title and abstract, then …
Association between insulin‐like growth factor‐1, measures of overnutrition and undernutrition and insulin resistance in black adolescents living in the north‐west province, South Africa
OBJECTIVE: To determine if insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is a significant predictor of body fat percentage (%BF), lean body mass, and insulin resistance (IR) in black adolescents presenting with overnutrition and undernutrition. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was undertaken in 181 adolescents (111 girls, 70 boys, 13-20 years old) from a low socio-economic population in the North-West Province, South Africa. Anthropometric measurements we…
Poor dietary diversity and low nutrient density of the complementary diet for 6‐ to 24‐month‐old children in urban and rural K wa Z ulu‐ N atal, S outh A frica
Infants and toddlers have high nutritional requirements relative to body size but consume small amounts of food and therefore need nutrient-dense complementary foods. A cross-sectional study included children aged 6-24 months, stratified in three age categories (6-11 months, 12-17 months and 18-24 months) and randomly selected from an urban (n = 158) and a rural (n = 158) area, both of low socio-economic status, in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of S…
Multiple‐micronutrient supplementation
Micronutrient deficiencies during pregnancy pose important challenges for public-health, given the potential adverse outcomes not only during pregnancy but across the life-course. Provision of iron-folic acid (IFA) supplements is the strategy most commonly practiced and recommended globally. How to successfully implement IFA and multiple micronutrient supplementation interventions among pregnant women and to achieve sustainable/permanent solution…
Rotten Apples or Rotten System? Media Framing of Political Corruption in New Zealand and Italy
Journalism functions as a watchdog against corruption, and contributes to its social construction in public debate. Investigating media representations of corruption is therefore fundamental to understanding how the issue is socially constructed in specific contexts. This study compares the media framing of corruption in two countries characterized by different levels of corruption, New Zealand and Italy. A qualitative framing analysis of the pri…
What kind of country we want for our children
This article is the third in a series investigating media reporting of New Zealand elections. Based on content analysis of 510 articles published in the New Zealand Herald , and thematic analysis of a subset of news stories related to young people, the study examines media coverage of the 2017 elections by looking at the topics of news stories, presence of party policies, diversity of sources and references to social groups. Comparing the 2017 re…
Right-wing populism and the criminalization of sea-rescue NGOs
The contemporary outbreak of right-wing populism in combination with increasing migratory flows toward Europe raises concerns about the social construction of migrations and migrants and the policy orientations toward them. Research indicated worrying tendencies to perceive migrations negatively and criminalize migrants. However, this paper focuses on a different tactic adopted by a number of populist forces: the criminalization of sea-rescue NGO…
The 2019 European Elections on Twitter between Populism, Euroscepticism and Nationalism
European Parliament elections have often been defined second-order elections, focused on national rather than transnational issues. This paper investigates the combined impact of Eurosceptic populism and social media in the development of the campaign during the 2019 European Parliament elections. It evaluates how populist and non-populist politicians and parties campaigned for the European elections on Twitter by using the case study of Italy. C…
Framing right-wing populist satire
Over the last few years, right-wing populism has increased its popularity and political weight, successfully merging with Euro-scepticism, nationalism, xenophobia, religious symbolism, and aggressive forms of conservatism (e.g., anti-feminism, homophobia, and, in general, patriarchal politics). Several studies have focused on the communication strategies of contemporary populism, examining the latter’s use of traditional and new media. So far, ho…
Character assassination as a right-wing populist communication tactic on social media
The article conceptualizes character assassination (CA) as a tactic of populist communication on social media by using the case study of Italian politician Matteo Salvini. CA consists of personal attacks aimed at damaging the reputation of individuals, used as political means to attack the “enemies of the people.” By means of CA, populists operate a shift from issues and arguments toward individual traits and behaviors. CA’s importance is linked …
Corruption and Religion in Europe and Beyond
The concept of corruption is historically linked to religion, but research on the relationship between religion and corruption is scarce, coming mainly from the fields of economics and statistics, and partially from anthropology and cultural studies. This article aims to offer a critical review of the relevant international literature on religion, religiosity, and corruption, ranging from large, quantitative comparative studies to more focused an…
A tale of multiple crises
In the past decade, the strength of populist forces, especially those of the far right, has grown considerably in Europe, influencing European politics and modifying the composition of European institutions, and in particular the European Parliament. This essay posits that populist and non-populist narratives in EU institutions have evolved through the dynamics of polarization and reciprocal influence across multiple crises, from the start of the…
What is populism anyway? Newspaper representations of populism in Spain and Italy between emptiness and political partisanship
The rise of populism in Europe has been accompanied by increasing use of the term in the media. This has been studied in the European press from the democratic corporatist or liberal media systems, but there is a lack of studies on southern Europe and the polarized pluralist media system. Using a content analysis of newspaper articles, we investigate the journalistic construction of populism in Spain and Italy, two countries belonging to the pola…
Fear of the bear? Rewilding, rural agencies and politics in two documentaries in Trentino and the Pyrenees
In Trentino and the Pyrenees, the population of bears has grown since the 1990s, when new specimens were released into the wild to recover this endangered species. The reintroduction generated a conflictive cohabitation with village dwellers, the shepherding sector, and rural initiatives in both areas. The aim of this research is to evaluate how local media and two audiovisual documentaries covered the bear issue in both regions. The researchers …
Marching Against a Rising and Manipulative Threat
Whereas the use of metaphors in populist political communication has been widely studied, few works have considered the way in which the concept of populism is constructed through metaphors in the public sphere and in the media. By applying Critical Metaphor Analysis (CMA) to a sample of newspaper articles published in Spain and Italy, we detect the main metaphorical frameworks used for discursively constructing populism in countries characterize…
When Good is Called Evil
An increasing academic literature has examined how civil society organisations and, in particular, sea-rescue non-governmental (NGOs) in the Mediterranean Sea, are criminalised or accused of functioning as a pull factor leading to an increase in migration flows towards Europe. However, there is a lack of empirical research investigating how this process occurs in practice through populist communication. In this article, we explore how right-wing …
A Dangerous Concept in a Hostile Environment
Populism, especially that of the far right, has a major impact on journalism. Journalists have to respond to an increasingly hostile environment with dwindling resources and often precarious conditions. By using semistructured interviews with journalists who cover the populist far right in Italy and Spain, we investigate how they understand populism and its impact on their profession. Interviewees have a clear idea of what populism is, but feel t…
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