The idea of a public sphere has long been central to discussion of political communication.
Its present condition is the topic of this essay. Debate about the public sphere has been …

On Facebook, patterns of user engagement largely shape what types of political content
citizens can see on the platform. Higher engagement leads to higher visibility. Therefore …

This groundbreaking book provides a refreshing introduction to the field of leadership and is
jam-packed with theoretical and practical insights derived from a wealth of applied scientific …

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-
stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an …

This paper applies the notions of impoliteness and shameless normalisation to potentially
impolite behaviours produced by Donald Trump and Silvio Berlusconi in official press …

Populist leaders base their electoral appeal on underlying their agenda with claims to
authenticity reflected both in the content and in the style of their political communication …

This article offers new ways of conceptualising style in right wing populist communicative
performances, by foregrounding a structured and conceptually informed use of “style” that …

This article examines how verbal authenticity influences person perception. Our work
combines human judgments and natural language processing to suggest verbal authenticity …

The notion of post-truth politics has been insufficiently conceptualized, leaving its empirical
viability questionable. As a response to this uncertainty, I seek to elaborate a concept of post …

This book provides a comprehensive account of the discipline of Critical Discourse Analysis
(CDA) and demonstrates multiple linguistic methods through which it exposes and …