[ecrea] CfP: “The backlash of the extreme: communicative constructions and media discourses mainstreaming populism and right wing radicalism in Central and Eastern Europe” (CEEPOPCOMM)

CfP: “The backlash of the extreme: communicative constructions and media 
discourses mainstreaming populism and right wing radicalism in Central 
and Eastern Europe” (CEEPOPCOMM); DL: 10/04/2016


The present panel is intended to be part of the 4th ESA RN-32 mid-term 
conference “(Dis)locating EUrope: Conflicts, challenges and changes” 
(28-29 October 2016, Brussel/Bruxelles, BE). It is organized by Ov 
Cristian NOROCEL (CEREN, University of Helsinki, FI & Centre for Social 
Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, HU) and Gabriella SZABÓ (Centre 
for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, HU). We are looking 
forward to selecting 4-5 contributions/session.

In the present context of an extremist backlash against liberal 
democracy, it is of special importance to examine the extent to which 
public discourses are permeated by populism and right wing radicalism 
and the level of visibility of the populist and radical right actors in 
the public debates. The panel aims to identify the regional 
specificities of the ‘soft’ factors of radicalization such as the role 
of communicative constructions and media in the dynamics of populism and 
radical right in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. We also 
address the question of the rather under-researched populist and radical 
right publics: the social media are believed to be intensively used by 
populist and radical actors to connect with each other and mobilize 
electoral support. There is however a pressing need for a more 
systematic overview of the complex interplay between social media, 
traditional formats of written press, and radio and TV broadcast of 
populism and right wing radicalism. With this in mind, we seek 
contributions that discover and critically analyse the rapidly growing 
media universe of populism and right wing radicalism. Empirical 
contributions like comparative studies, longitudinal analyses, and case 
studies are particularly welcome to elucidate whether populist and 
radical media products have entered into the mainstream or they remain 
on the fringes of media sphere in CEE countries. We are searching for 
novel conceptions and innovative methods of researching the 
communicative constructions of populism and radical right. Therefore, 
the panel is open to scholars from the disciplines of political 
sociology, media studies, communication studies, and (digital) 
ethnography who are interested in the comprehensive assessments of 
traditional and social media in mainstreaming the extreme politics.

Please, send your abstract (approximately 300 words, include e-mail and 
institutional affiliation information) to both organizers at 
szabo.gabriella[at]tk.mta.hu and cristian.norocel[at]helsinki.fi no 
later than April 10 2016.

The authors would be informed in a timely manner whether their papers 
have been accepted to be part of the panel. The authors of selected 
abstract would then receive detailed information concerning the 
submission process that must take by April 15 2016.



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