European Elections in Times of (Poly)Crises: Populism, Polarization, Emotions, and the Deliberative Disintegration

Adriana Ștefănel and Maria Romana Allegri
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Adriana Ștefănel: University of Bucharest, Romania
Maria Romana Allegri: Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Media and Communication, 2025, vol. 13

Abstract: This thematic issue of Media and Communication examines how the 2024 European Parliament elections reflect broader transformations of political communication in the digital age. Contributions show how infrastructures of manipulation, emotional and visual repertoires, and algorithmic logics amplify populism, disinformation, and polarization, while weakening deliberation. Analyses of youth orientations, electoral arenas, and media systems reveal how negativity and symbolic performance increasingly outweigh substantive dialogue. Comparative perspectives highlight the global scope of these dynamics. Collectively, the studies point toward a process of “ deliberative disintegration ,” signaling democratic vulnerabilities and the urgent need to foster resilience.

Keywords: affective polarization; electoral communication; European elections; deliberative disintegration; digital populism; polarization; political communication; populism; social media (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.17645/mac.11288

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