Unleashing the Beast : Exploring Incivility and Intolerance in
Facebook Comments Under Populist and Non-populist Politicians’
Social Media Posts About Migration

J 2024

Unleashing the Beast : Exploring Incivility and Intolerance in Facebook Comments Under Populist and Non-populist Politicians’ Social Media Posts About Migration

KLUKNAVSKÁ, Alena; Vlastimil HAVLÍK a Jan HANZELKA

Základní údaje

Originální název

Unleashing the Beast : Exploring Incivility and Intolerance in Facebook Comments Under Populist and Non-populist Politicians’ Social Media Posts About Migration

Autoři

KLUKNAVSKÁ, Alena (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí); Vlastimil HAVLÍK (203 Česká republika, domácí) a Jan HANZELKA (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

Human Affairs, De Gruyter, 2024, 1210-3055

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50601 Political science

Stát vydavatele

Německo

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

article - open access

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 0.400 v roce 2023

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/24:00135161

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/humaff-2023-0046

UT WoS

001037651300001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85167397464

Klíčová slova česky

neslušnost; netolerance; polarizace; populismus; populistická komunikce; sociální média

Klíčová slova anglicky

incivility; intolerance; polarization; populism; populist communication; social media

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 9. 3. 2025 12:11, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Social networking sites allow politicians to reach followers directly and offer citizens platforms to express their opinions. However, online discussions often lack civility, leading to increased polarization. Although existing research has brought important insights into populist effects on political trust, attitudes, or electoral behavior, we know less about how populism’s use of divisive rhetoric and identity-based appeals contribute to the confrontational responses of social media users. To address this gap, we investigate the relationship between the use of populist communication in migration-related social media posts by populist and non-populist political actors and the use of uncivil and intolerant rhetoric by social media users. Focusing on the case of the Czech Republic between 2013 and 2020, we conducted a quantitative content analysis of Facebook posts about the contentious issue of migration created by political parties and comments under those posts published by social media users. Our results indicate that while different elements of populist communication bring mixed results to the responses in online discussions, the social media posts created by populist political parties are positively associated with increased online incivility and intolerance. These findings have significant implications for understanding the potential influence of populist messages on social media and its consequences for democratic societies, highlighting their relevance in addressing and mitigating crises beyond the migration crisis, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies.

Návaznosti

LX22NPO5101, projekt VaV

Název: Národní institut pro výzkum socioekonomických dopadů nemocí a systémových rizik (Akronym: SYRI)

Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Národní institut pro výzkum socioekonomických dopadů nemocí a systémových rizik, 5.1 EXCELES

MUNI/A/1279/2022, interní kód MU

Název: Aktuální problémy politologického výzkumu IX.

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Aktuální problémy politologického výzkumu IX.

Přiložené soubory

10.1515_humaff-2023-0046__1_.pdf

Citovat

KLUKNAVSKÁ, Alena; Vlastimil HAVLÍK a Jan HANZELKA. Unleashing the Beast : Exploring Incivility and Intolerance in Facebook Comments Under Populist and Non-populist Politicians’ Social Media Posts About Migration. Human Affairs. De Gruyter, 2024, roč. 34, č. 1, s. 119-135. ISSN 1210-3055. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/humaff-2023-0046.

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KLUKNAVSKÁ, Alena; Vlastimil HAVLÍK a Jan HANZELKA. Unleashing the Beast : Exploring Incivility and Intolerance in Facebook Comments Under Populist and Non-populist Politicians’ Social Media Posts About Migration. \textit{Human Affairs}. De Gruyter, 2024, roč.~34, č.~1, s.~119-135. ISSN~1210-3055. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/humaff-2023-0046.

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