Populism 2.0: social media and the false allure of "unmediated" representation

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Moffitt, Ben. (2019). Populism 2.0: social media and the false allure of "unmediated" representation. In In G. Fitzi, J. Mackert and B.S. Turner (Ed.). Populism and the Crisis of Democracy: Politics, Social Movements and Extremism pp. 30 - 46 Routledge.
AuthorsMoffitt, Ben
EditorsG. Fitzi, J. Mackert and B.S. Turner
KeywordsBenjamin Moffitt
Page range30 - 46
Year2019
Book titlePopulism and the Crisis of Democracy: Politics, Social Movements and Extremism
PublisherRoutledge
Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
ISBN9781315108063
Research GroupSchool of Arts
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