Far-right and digital media: aesthetics, activism and discursive formations

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Published: Jul 26, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/grsr.27599
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activism far-right social media
Alex Afouxenidis
Εθνικό Κέντρο Κοινωνικών Ερευνών (ΕΚΚΕ)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3425-284X
Petros Petridis
Εθνικό Κέντρο Κοινωνικών Ερευνών (ΕΚΚΕ)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0022-8166
Abstract

This paper presents the relationship between the far-right and digital media in Europe and the USA. The article is a synthesis of key positions in the literature examining this relationship and some research observations concerning the Greek context. Although specific far-right rhetoric on issues such as nation, race, gender and sexuality are not new, they were communicated in new ways via social media. Digital technologies have not only provided opportunities for far-right networks to come together and publicize their message to larger audiences, but have also contributed to the internationalization of far-right positions and made their message more popular, resulting in an anti-systemic profile with a significant impact on activism in public spaces. 

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Alex Afouxenidis, Εθνικό Κέντρο Κοινωνικών Ερευνών (ΕΚΚΕ)
Κύριος Ερευνητής, Εθνικό Κέντρο Κοινωνικών Ερευνών (ΕΚΚΕ)
Petros Petridis, Εθνικό Κέντρο Κοινωνικών Ερευνών (ΕΚΚΕ)
Κοινωνικός Ανθρωπολόγος, Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης, Εθνικό Κέντρο Κοινωνικών Ερευνών (ΕΚΚΕ)
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