The EU as a weak and authoritative traitor
Signs of post-socialist ressentiment and populist rhetoric in online civic anti-European discourses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12736632 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lenka Vochocová (0000-0001-9873-4536, Charles University, corresponding author), Jana Rosenfeldová (0000-0002-2015-3798, Charles University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 916-928 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary European Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1478-2790 • E-ISSN: 1478-2804 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14782804.2022.2092460 |
| OpenAlex | W4285009289 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
This paper follows the perspective of recent political communication studies approaching the online public sphere as a new platform for the political expression of citizens. Based on an explorative, in-depth analysis of user-generated content related to mainstream media coverage of the immigration crisis, with a specific focus on representations of the role of the EU in the crisis, it aims to discover how recent political trends in Europe are reflected in the online political expression of Eurosceptic citizens of a post-socialist Central European country, the Czech Republic. Relating the analysed data to current knowledge of the links between populism, illiberalism and Euroscepticism, and reflecting the post-socialist specifics of this relationship, it suggests that ressentiment may explain the representation of the EU as a traitor to the Europeans in the civic online discourse in times of crisis
Czech · Immigration · Linguistics · Mainstream · Media studies · Political communication · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Public sphere · Representation (politics · Rhetoric · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Media and Politics
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |