Beyond Paradigm War
Exploring the Discursive Space of Contemporary Political Culture Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22017646 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stylianos Ioannis Tzagkarakis (0000-0002-9393-8991, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Martin Neumann (0000-0002-0319-6091, University of Klagenfurt) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics and Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2183-2463 • E-ISSN: 2183-2463 |
| Publisher | Cogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.17645/pag.12873 |
| OpenAlex | W7165164676 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
This issue brings together theoretical and empirical contributions that reflect the methodological, thematic, and conceptual diversity of contemporary political culture research. Moving beyond older divisions between quantitative and qualitative approaches, the issue demonstrates how political culture can be studied through multiple lenses, including political psychology, discourse theory, computational social science, feminist theory, regionalism, youth studies, trust research, memory studies, and digital activism. The contributions address key challenges of contemporary politics, such as democratic backsliding, populism, political trust, national identity, gender equality, migration narratives, digital communication, artificial intelligence, political participation, and regional political cultures. Collectively, the articles highlight the continuing relevance of political culture as an analytical framework for understanding how values, narratives, institutions, identities, and social practices shape political life. This thematic issue also reveals emerging convergences in the field, particularly the growing role of digital and computational methods, the influence of cultural and experimental political psychology, and renewed attention to democratic societies and their internal tensions. Overall, the issue seeks to stimulate further reflection on the evolving boundaries, methods, and future directions of political culture research
Democracy · Political communication · Political culture · Politics · Social movement · Computational and Text Analysis Methods · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Media and Politics
The opposing roles of patriotism and nationalism in explaining trust in a political system
Regional Political Cultures
How Adolescents Evaluate Political Institutions and Develop Political Trust
Social Sciences and Humanities’ Employability Culture and Public Policy Challenges
Prefigurative Democracy and Cultural Co‐Production
What Drives Boycotts? Exploring Motivational Frames in Digital Activism
Gender Equality as Foundational to Democracy
The Underlying Structure of Political Support
Youth Political Culture in the European Union
Narrating Crisis, Imagining Solidarity
Protean Memorialisation
Digital Resilience of Cosmopolitanism
Beyond Apathy
The International Promotion of the National Language in France and Japan
Is Bad Always Stronger Than Good? Culture and Negativity Biases in Generalized Trust
Mapping Political Discourses
The rise of populism and the new cleavage
Citizen conceptions of democracy and support for artificial intelligence in government and politics
A new regime divide? Democratic backsliding, attitudes towards democracy and affective polarization
The Demand Side of Democratic Backsliding
Globalization and Social Identities at the Individual Level
Political Polarization and Political Violence
The effects of global populism
Artificial Intelligence and Democracy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |