Sabina Mihelj
@sabinamihelj.bsky.social
Professor of Media & Cultural Analysis @ Loughborough University, UK - media & the politics of culture - nationalism - illiberalism - Cold War culture
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The Illiberal Public Sphere
This book uncovers the media's role in global illiberalism through cutting-edge analysis of recent developments in Eastern Europe.
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July 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
For more on the Illiberal public sphere and its development over time, check our book share.google/A73Vc2t9wflD...
We also point out that under certain conditions – namely, wherever the majority of the mainstream media market has been captured by illiberal political actors or their business allies – social media might act as channels of resistance against the forces of illiberalism.
July 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We also point out that under certain conditions – namely, wherever the majority of the mainstream media market has been captured by illiberal political actors or their business allies – social media might act as channels of resistance against the forces of illiberalism.
If we consider how the political information environment changes as illiberalism gains strength, we see that it is often the traditional media and domestic actors – not social media and hostile foreign powers – that take the central role in spreadiing false information of illiberal ideas.
July 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
If we consider how the political information environment changes as illiberalism gains strength, we see that it is often the traditional media and domestic actors – not social media and hostile foreign powers – that take the central role in spreadiing false information of illiberal ideas.
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