Pandemic Populism? How Covid-19 Triggered Populist Facebook User Comments in Germany and Austria

Covid-19 and the government measures taken to combat the pandemic have fueled populist protests in Germany and Austria. Social media played a key role in the emergence of these protests. This study argues that the topic of Covid-19 has triggered populist user comments on Facebook pages of German and...

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Main Author: Daniel Thiele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2022-02-01
Series:Politics and Governance
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Online Access:https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/4712