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The Epistemic Modes of Muqtada al-Sadr’s Charisma Production on Hybrid Media
Populism, volume 8 (2025), 26 pp.
"This paper sought to provide an account of the epistemic modes of Muqtada al-Sadr’s charisma production on hybrid media. It did so while engaging in a virtual ethnography of videographic content on Instagram and YouTube from Muqtada and his ostensible fan pages. The affective bond conceptual fram
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Political Deification and Religious Populism in Modi’s India
Populism, volume 8 (2025), 28 pp.
"The article explores the phenomenon of political deification within the framework of religious populism, focusing on the leadership of Narendra Modi in India. Drawing on discourse theory, religious studies, and critical media studies, the paper examines how Modi’s image is sacralized, positioning
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The power of humour
D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 4 (2025), pp. 28-54
"All over the world, satirists courageously stand up for democratic values, often under extremely difficult conditions. Through their art, they create spaces for freedom and challenge authorities. On the other hand, extremists use humour for their political purposes too: They ridicule those who diss
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De la dispute en communication politique
Paris: L'Harmattan (2024), 245 pp.
"Cet ouvrage propose de comprendre ce qui se joue dans la communication politique. Celle-ci doit laisser place à l'expression des conflits et des désaccords, ce qui permet de renégocier le pacte civil. Dans cette perspective, force est de constater que la démocratie est avant tout un espace dél
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The Planalto riots: Making and unmaking a failed coup in Brazil
Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures (2024), 254 pp.
Trends in political communication on air: Implications for democratic consolidation in Ghana
Cogent Arts & Humanities, volume 11, issue 1 24338505 (2024), 14 pp.
"The role of media in democratic governance is pivotal, yet its impact on democratic consolidation remains debated. This study investigates the relationship between radio activism and democratic consolidation in Ghana, focusing on the influence of political news production and communication strategi
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‘Behold, it’s new’: Photojournalism and political communication in Zimbabwe
Journal of Visual Political Communication, volume 11, issue 1 (2024), pp. 59-75
"Visuals hold a special place in the field of communication. Politicians, in a move to position themselves or market their activities, use visuals that stand as a testimony to their principles. However, their importance and value in political communication are not highly reflected in academic litera
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Political Technology: The Globalisation of Political Manipulation
Cambridge et al.: Cambridge University Press (2024), xii, 486 pp.
"Political technology' is a Russian term for the professional engineering of politics. It has turned Russian politics into theatre and propaganda, and metastasised to take over foreign policy and weaponise history. The war against Ukraine is one outcome. In the West, spin doctors and political consu
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Alternative Fakten: zur Praxis der kommunikativen Erkenntnisverweigerung
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2023), 332 pp.
"Der Begriff der "alternativen Fakten" hat in den vergangenen Jahren einen raschen Aufstieg erfahren. Mit ihm verbindet sich die Sorge, dass "alternative", den Tatsachen widersprechende Deutungen bestimmter politisch relevanter Sachverhalte zugenommen haben - und dass dies auf ein Schwinden des gete
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Decolonising Political Communication in Africa: Reframing Ontologies
Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2022), xxviii, 226 pp.
"This book uses decolonisation as a lens to interrogate political communication styles, performance, and practice in Africa and the diaspora. The book interrogates the theory and practice of political communication, using decolonial research methods to begin a process of self-reflexivity and the cre
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Sounding the Nation, Sounding the Revolution: Music and Radio Broadcasting in Post-Colonial Mozambique (1975-1986)
Journal of Radio & Audio Media, volume 29, issue 1 (2022), pp. 80-103
"This article aims to identify the sounds, editorial policies and values promoted by Radio Moçambique (RM) during the so-called “socialist period” (1975–1986). Given the high illiteracy rate in the country, RM became the primary medium for informing the populations of FRELIMO’s ideology –
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New Perspectives in Critical Data Studies: The Ambivalences of Data Power
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2022), xxv, 473 pp.
"This Open Access book examines the ambivalences of data power. Firstly, the ambivalences between global infrastructures and local invisibilities challenge the grand narrative of the ephemeral nature of a global data infrastructure. They make visible local working and living conditions, and the reso
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(No) es la comunicación ... es la política
Bogotá: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2022), 274 pp.
"(No) es la comunicación… es la política cuenta cómo los gobiernos han dejado la dirección de la política, la economía y la sociedad a la comunicación. 24 autores en 13 países del continente americano escribieron sobre el uso de la comunicación en tiempos de pandemia. Los textos señalan
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Effectiveness of the Sanctions on Russian State-Affiliated Media in the European Union: An Investigation Into Website Traffic and Possible Circumvention Methods
Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) (2022), 20 pp.
"The purpose of this research is two-fold: first, to assess the effectiveness of the restrictions placed on Russian state-affiliated media by the European Union after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine; second, to unearth potential circumvention methods and their success in enabling pro-Kr
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Hate Speech and Polarization in Participatory Society
London; New York: Routledge (2022), xxv, 252 pp.
"Delving into the meanings, implications, contexts and effects of extreme speech and gated communities in the media landscape, the chapters analyse misleading metaphors and rhetoric via focused case studies to understand how we can overcome the risks and threats stemming from the past decade's defin
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Kommunikationsformen und Deliberationsdynamik: Eine relationale Inhalts- und Sequenzanalyse politischer Online-Diskussionen auf Beteiligungsplattformen
Baden-Baden: Nomos (2022), 293 pp.
"Die Arbeit widmet sich der Dynamik öffentlicher Online-Deliberation. Basierend auf einer kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem klassischen Deliberationskonzept werden neben der Argumentation ausserdem Narration, Emotionsäusserungen und Humor als deliberative Kommunikationsformen diskutiert. Neben
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Youth Political Talk in the Changing Media Environment: A Cross-National Typology
International Journal of Press/Politics, volume 27, issue 3 (2022), pp. 589-608
"While political communication scholarship has long underscored the importance of political talk—casual conversations about news and politics that occur in everyday situations— as a way for citizens to clarify their opinions and as a precursor for political engagement, much of this literature te
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Communication Strategies of Winning Hearts and Minds: The Case of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Political Communication Campaign Post Morsi’s Downfall
Global Media and Communication, volume 17, issue 1 (2021), pp. 87-120
"This article examines how social movements attempt to repair a tarnished image and win the hearts and minds of the public. It studies the Muslim Brotherhood’s political communication campaign post-July 2013. A content analysis of a census of the Brotherhood’s communiqués issued during a 5-year
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The Politics of Authenticity and Populist Discourses: Media and Education in Brazil, India and Ukraine
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2021), viii, 240 pp.
"Starting from the assumption that media play a crucial role for populist discourses of authenticity, the volume moves beyond conventional and social media by expanding its focus to media in formal education, notably school textbooks and curricula. These two particular media formats lastingly shape
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Georgian Mainstream Media in a Polarized Political Environment: A Victim and an Accomplice
Caucasus Analytical Digest, issue 123 (2021), pp. 13-17
"This paper problematizes the role of the Georgian mainstream media in the current polarized political environment. First, political actors, including the government and political parties, significantly affect the way these media organizations work. Second, mainstream media outlets behave as direct
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