Monographic 2 (2024) Hate speech, digital populism and online authoritarianism
Hate speech, digital populism and online authoritarianism
The virtual sphere has progressively gained prominence until it has become an extension of real life. Far from creating a more horizontal society free of inequalities – predicted by cyber-optimistic opinions – the development of current democracies is clouded by a cyber-pessimistic perspective that prevails over the bonhomist vision of the digital society that accompanied the turn of the century. The construction of a thought based on antagonistic positions that are based on differences, the proliferation of mediated digital communication through social networks and messaging tools under apparent anonymity, and the emergence of new political actors who take advantage of polarization have allowed the germination of hate speech and other communication dysfunctions.
At present, democratic systems are subject to a process of erosion aggravated by the increase in polarization, the rise of political populism and the development of new forms of digital totalitarianism. This sensation of systemic crisis mutates, spreads and evolves through the network and the links that are created through social networks, private messaging tools and other forms of mass communication.
At present, democratic systems are subject to a process of erosion aggravated by the increase in polarization, the rise of political populism and the development of new forms of digital totalitarianism. This sensation of systemic crisis mutates, spreads and evolves through the network and the links that are created through social networks, private messaging tools and other forms of mass communication.
In this issue of RLCS, the research community is invited to delve into the proliferation of hate speech online, analyze the rise of populism and digital authoritarianism. Likewise, the monograph is open to contributions in the field of the temporal evolution of opinions in online communities that requires a combination of sentiment analysis techniques and analysis of social networks. Discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis carried out on the communication formulas that support any manifestation of hate speech, the description and analysis of populism and the comparative analysis of this type of digital practices are also welcome. At this turning point for the development of current democratic societies, scientific contributions and critical thinking from the Academy will be essential for the social advances of this century.
Keywords: Hate speech; Populism; Political communication; Totalitarianism; Discriminatory and stereotyped language; Astroturfing; Digital violence.
Deadline: 20 November 2023
Coordinated by
Dr. Xabier Martínez-Rolán
Professor of the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising at the University of Vigo (Uvigo). Degree in Audiovisual Communication and PhD in Communication (Uvigo), Master in Social Media: Management and Strategy (UOC). Lecturer in the degrees of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising and Public Relations and Master's Degree in Art Direction and Advertising (Uvigo) and in the Master's Degree in Digital Marketing (USC). He is currently coordinator of the Master's Degree in Social Media Communication and Digital Content Creation at the Uvigo.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7631-2292
Dr. Javier Sierra
Lecturer in the Faculty of Information Sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid. He holds a PhD in Information Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid, where he was awarded an extraordinary prize. He holds degrees in Audiovisual Communication (2001) and Journalism (2006) from the Complutense University of Madrid. He has studied and passed two doctoral programmes with an average grade of "A": Techniques and Processes in the Creation of Images (Dept. of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising II) and Management and Direction of Information and Communication Companies (Dept. of Journalism IV). He has passed two DEA research degrees belonging to the aforementioned PhD programmes.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8572-7564
Dra. Caitlin Ring Carlson
Caitlin Ring Carlson, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Communication and Media Department at Seattle University. Her primary research interests are in media law and policy as they pertain to new media, freedom of expression and social justice. Her current work focuses on hate speech. She is also interested in women’s freedom of expression, including women’s press freedom and women’s media ownership. She is the author of the book “Hate Speech,” which was published by MIT Press in 2021. Dr. Carlson is also a member of the author team for textbook, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication (8th ed.), published by Sage in 2023. Her work has been published in leading academic journals such as Communication Law & Policy, the Journal of Media Law and Ethics, First Amendment Studies, and First Monday.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qVKPJlUAAAAJ&hl=en
