Europe in the Age of Post-Truth Politics

This open access book is the product of three years of academic research that has been carried out in the EU-funded Jean Monnet Network on **Post-Truth Politics, Nationalism and the Delegitimation of European Integration since 2019. Drawing on the multidisciplinary expertise of the network's members, the book explores the impact of the phenomenon of post-truth politics on European integration and the European Union. It places particular emphasis on how post-truth politics has played out in the public sphere and asks what impact the phenomenon has had on public deliberation, but reflects also on its implications for democracy in a wider sense. This book is primarily written for audiences with an interest in politics and policy making, including academics, policy makers and civil-society actors. Thanks to its accessible style, the book should however also be an asset to wider audiences.

This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access Offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of play of post-truth politics in Europe Present a view of post-truth politics as a shift in political culture connected to the resurgence of right-wing populism Highlights how debates on issues such as migration and the pandemic have been susceptible to the use of misinformation

Autorentext

Maximilian Conrad is Professor of Political Science at the University of Iceland.

Guðmundur Hálfdanarson is Professor of History at the University of Iceland.

Asimina Michailidou is Senior Researcher at the ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo, Norway.

Charlotte Galpin is Associate Professor of German and European Politics at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Niko Pyrhönen is Researcher in the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Europe in the Age of Post-Truth Politics.- 2. Post-Truth, Postmodernism and the Public Sphere.- 3. The Context of Fake News, Disinformation and Manipulation.- 4. Journalism, Truth and the Restoration of Trust in Democracy: Tracing the EU 'Fake News' Strategy.- 5. From Denouncing to Defunding: The Post-Truth Populist Challenge to Public-Service Media.- 6. Post-Truth Politics, Brexit and European Disintegration.- 7. "Europe is Christian, or it is not Europe": Post-Truth Politics and Religion in Matteo Salvini's Tweets.- 8. Claiming Authority over 'Truths' and 'Facts': Information Risk Campaigns to Prevent Irregular Migration.- 9. Facts, Narratives and Migration: Tackling Disinformation at the European and UN Level of Governance.- 10. Sheeding Light on People's Social Media Concerns Through Political Party Preference, Media Trust, and Immigration Attitudes.- 11. In Search for Unexpected Allies? Radical Right Remediation of 'the 2015 Refugee Crisis' on Social Media.- 12. Concluding Reflections on Europe in the Age of Post-Truth Politics.