ABSTRACT

In this highly relevant work, Dr. Michael Hameleers illuminates the role of traditional and social media in shaping the political consequences of populism and disinformation in a mediatized era characterized by post-factual relativism and the perseverance of a populist zeitgeist.

Using comparative empirical evidence collected in the US, the UK, and the Netherlands, this book explores the politics and discursive construction of populism and disinformation, how they co-occur, their effects on society, and the antidotes used to combat the consequences of these communicative phenomena.

This book is an essential text for students and academics in communication, media studies, political science, sociology, and psychology.

chapter |16 pages

Introduction

The essence of populist disinformation and the roots of its persuasiveness

chapter 1|23 pages

Populist disinformation

Exploring the intersections of populism, misinformation and disinformation and their political consequences

chapter 7|18 pages

Hope on the horizon

Correcting post-factual populist communication

chapter 8|16 pages

Political consequences and democratic implications of populist disinformation

Should we worry about the future of truth and democracy?

chapter 9|16 pages

Conclusion