Project title |
European e-Engagement against violence (e-EAV)
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Country or countries |
Austria (AT); Belgium (BE); Bulgaria (BG); France (FR); Italy (IT); Slovenia (SL); United Kingdom (UK)
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Language(s) of report |
German; English; Bulgarian; Italian; French; Slovenian
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Funder of research |
EC; PhD or Masters research
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Date of fieldwork |
2013
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Main research focus |
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Target group studied |
Children; Adults; Others (e.g. teachers)
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Description of studied group |
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Age of children studied |
15; 16; 17; 18
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Methodology |
Qualitative
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Size of sample |
7 countries
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If survey, scope of sample |
Convenience Sample
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| Topics covered |
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Activities; Risks and harm; Mediation
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| Findings |
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• Websites, YouTube, Facebook and other social media offerings are important recruitment tools of right-wing populist organisations. Furthermore, electronic media and social web offerings are important channels of dissemination of propaganda (e.g. xenophobia, racism, hate against others etc.).
• The Austrian team conducted two case studies and analysed the websites as well as the YouTube channels and Facebook accounts of Identitäre Bewegung Österreich (IBÖ) and Ring Freiheitlicher Jugend (RFJ), which is strongly connected to the Freiheitliche Partei Österreich (FPÖ).
• The contents of RFJ, on the one hand, tend to be more text-intensive, referring to common sense. They try to create a clear distinction between ‘we’ and ‘the others’. IBÖ, on the other hand, argues in a very ideological way, based on ethno-cultural differences. They tend to use not only text but also picture postings and headlines to carry out their anti-Muslim and racist stereotypes.
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| Further information |
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Relevant publications |
e-EAV (2013), Workstream 1: Mapping Populism in Europe. Populism, Discrimination and Education for Participatory Practices. Retrieved May 25, 2014 from: http://www.engagementproject.eu/reports; e-EAV (2014), Workstream 2: Analysing Populist Communicative STrategies. Digital Media in Participation and Education. Retrieved May 25, 2014 from: http://www.engagementproject.eu/reports
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Report accessibility |
Printed or online report; Book chapter; Journal article; Brief summary available online; PhD or Masters Thesis; Other but not specified
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URL of report |
http://medienportal.univie.ac.at/uniview/forschun...
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Dataset publicly available |
No
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Contact details of investigator |
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Birgit Sauer, birgit.sauer@univie.ac.at, Institute for Political Science, University of Vienna; Mag. Stefanie Mayer, stefanie.mayer@univie.ac.at, Institute for Political Science, University of Vienna
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