The monolingual bias in studies on populism
Scholarly articles written in English about populism often forget linguistic and discursive diversity. Drawing from a monolingual tradition, they tend to overlook linguistic and discursive diversity in the political processes they study.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's populism and relatability
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest congresswoman ever to be elected and a rising political star. This article analyses her "relatable" media presence with regard to how it boosts her continuously growing influence.
The Amazon fires as talking to Bolsonaro
According to Daniel Silva, the Amazon Fires can best be considered as political talk: as digitally formatted practices trying to communicate with Bolsonaro.
Ico Maly on algorithmic populism in Babylon's Burning
Babylon is Burning has invited Ico Maly (Tilburg University) in the studio to talk about what he calls 'algorithmic populism' and activism in the digital age. How has digitalization affected politics and activism?
The algorithmic populism of Matteo Salvini
This article analyses the communication and social media strategy of the Italian populist leader Matteo Salvini. How does he and his party use social media to create a community, spread anger and get consensus. Read this article to find out!
Algorithmic populism and algorithmic activism
Digitalization gave birth to a new kind of populism: algorithmic populism. Algorithmic populism cannot be understood without taking the uptake and algorithmic activism in particular into account.
Trumps Tweetopoetics
Trump speaks in tweets. But his tweets are made for speaking too.
Populist Pauline Hanson – Trump’s Australian Alter-ego?
The discourses of Trump and other right wing populists are not new, nor exceptional. In Australia, Pauline Hanson articulates this right wing populist voice.
The algorithmic populism of Alice Weidel
Technical developments and the growth of social media have caused politicians to start using social media as a tool for their political campaigns. This is also the case for Alice Weidel: the leader of the AfD. What are the consequences?
Marine Le Pen: 'Vive la France'!
In this article, Le Pen's image, the issues she discusses and her online media presence will be analyzed, in order to see what type of politician she truly is.
Alice Weidel, the mask of AfD’s ‘rational voice’
Alice Weidel is known as the 'rational voice' of Germany’s far right AfD party. But how rational is her message underneath the moderate veneer?
'Au nom du peuple!': Marine Le Pen's message on social media
As is the case with most politicians nowadays, Marine Le Pen is active on social media platforms. This article zooms in on the message she tries to bring across with her social media usage.
Trump, the celebrity-businessman and vox populism
In this second article on Trump's message, Ico Maly analyzes Donald Trump's "bragging-message machine". Winning elections is not about how well informed or intelligent a candidate is, it’s about ‘Message’.