Conceptual flipsiding and reversal of liberal-democratic notions: discursive-political strategies in/and the normalisation of illiberal public imagination New paper with Michal Krzyzanowski and Natalia Krzyzanowska in Social Semiotics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Ruth Wodak's new article: “We’re the party of common sense”: Conflicting appeals to “normal/ity” and “common sense” in the discourse of the freedom party of Austria www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Just out! Sara Greco and I wrote a chapter on "Approaching social media argumentation from a linguistics-informed perspective. Methodological aspects" as part of this open-access collective book "#Qualitative Research Methods in #Argumentation Studies" www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...

OUT NOW: Qualitative Research Methods in #Argumentation Studies Download my co-authored chapter "Political discourse and argumentation" for free: www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...

Political discourse and argumentation: Qualitative approaches www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...

This may be of interest to researchers of #PolComm #DiscourseStudies #TeamRhetoric @polcomm.bsky.social @ecpr-polcom.bsky.social @critdiscstuds.bsky.social @liprg.bsky.social @discoursenet.bsky.social @theframelab.bsky.social @jlanpol.bsky.social

OUT NOW: Qualitative Research Methods in #Argumentation Studies Download my co-authored chapter "Political discourse and argumentation" for free: www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...

When I began studying radical right parties 30 years ago, many called them "flash parties" and expected them to vanish as quickly as they appeared. They didn’t. Will their support and power keep growing? Possibly, maybe even likely in the short run, but not inevitably. There is no determinism here.

How do journalism scholars apply discourse analysis? Find out in our new article in Journalism Studies! Spoiler: We find a theoretical deficit, as 28% of articles apply discourse analysis (DA) without reference to any major theoretical school. doi.org/10.1080/1461...

The Discursive Construction of Morality in Political Blame Games academic.oup.com/book/59594/c...

Congratulations! This is central, in fact, crucial topic for the world we now live in. I must read it!

The Discursive Construction of Morality in Political Blame Games academic.oup.com/book/59594/c...

Morality in Discourse (2025) global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Calculated overcommunication: Strategic uses of prolixity, irrelevance, and repetition in administrative language www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🔥 NEW PUBLICATION: What is the state of generative AI and disinformation? Aqsa Farooq and I edited an #openaccess, special issue section of the International Journal of Communication, including a scene-setting Introduction article ⬇️ 🧵[1/3] ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

Morality in Discourse (2025) global.oup.com/academic/pro...

New *pre-print* for a chapter on Corpus Linguistics. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

It is indisputable that Brexit has been an economic disaster, and notable that none of its political architects have paid any price.

The Discursive Construction of Morality in Political Blame Games www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...

🚨New Cambridge Element 🚨 Cognition and Conspiracy Theories by Andreas Musolff is now free to read until November 17th! https://cup.org/47PLKBW #Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦

Coercive impoliteness and blame avoidance in government communication www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Many dictatorships use foreign helpers to influence democracies. In our new study, we examine why, when, which authoritarian regimes employ Western PR firms - a particularly important type of foreign helper. Study + summary are open-access 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Communication-Related Vulnerability of War Refugees: The Case of Ukrainians Escaping Russia's Invasion onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Politicization of Government Social Media Communication: A Linguistic Framework and Case Study journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Are victimhood claims in political party manifestos and election programs on the rise? Yes, they are! Check out a brand new paper authored by @marlenevoit.bsky.social , @lucaskohler.bsky.social et al. -- published yesterday in @polpsyispp.bsky.social. Open Access: doi.org/10.1111/pops....

Together apart: representations of the European Union in Anglosphere’s foreign policy discourse 2021–2024 -- by @monikameislova.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Are Insinuated Ad Hominem Arguments Rhetorically Effective? Yes, but Conditions Apply @steve-os.bsky.social #argumentation link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Winning Legitimacy and Dodging Blame: How Government Communication Shapes Media Sentiments and Responsibility Attribution in Consensus Democracies -- by @celinejhonegger.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/... This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about. During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.

A review of government social media communication literature + suggestions for future research www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

A position paper on critical language awareness by @linguadigitalis.bsky.social and others from Groningen and Cape Town www.frontiersin.org/journals/com...

A review of government social media communication literature + suggestions for future research www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

Studies of government social media communication may be classified based on: 1️⃣ whether their focus is mainly on the senders, messages, media, audiences, or effects of communication 2️⃣ the domains of government policy and public administration that they address

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! For the final in this series David talks to historian @aysezarakol.bsky.social about the prospects for democracy in the age of strongman politics, from Trump to Erdogan, from Orban to Modi. Does democracy have the wherewithal to resist its pull? Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

Join us for our next LIP talk We are delighted to welcome Teun A. van Dijk (Centre of Discourse Studies, Barcelona) for the third talk of the term. Title: Discourse and Ideologies of the Radical Right Date & Time: Tuesday 28th October, 1-2pm (UK time) Location: MS Teams Online link: lnkd.in/eyvGGc7G

Government Communication on Social Media: Research Foci, Domains, and Future Directions www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

Government Communication on Social Media: Research Foci, Domains, and Future Directions www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

🧵🚨 The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news. Today our report is published! www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n... 1/11

Studies of government social media communication may be classified based on: 1️⃣ whether their focus is mainly on the senders, messages, media, audiences, or effects of communication 2️⃣ the domains of government policy and public administration that they address

New review of government social media communication research www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Politicization of Government Social Media Communication: A Linguistic Framework and Case Study journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Government Communication on Social Media: Research Foci, Domains, and Future Directions www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

New review of government social media communication research www.researchgate.net/publication/...

New article just out: a review of government social media communication literature + suggestions for future research www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

Government Communication on Social Media: Research Foci, Domains, and Future Directions www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

This may be of interest to #PolComm researchers @polcomm.bsky.social @ecpr-polcom.bsky.social

New article just out: a review of government social media communication literature + suggestions for future research www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

Communication-Related Vulnerability of War Refugees: The Case of Ukrainians Escaping Russia's Invasion onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...