The Dark Side of Inspirational Pasts: An Investigation of Nostalgia in Right-Wing Populist Communication

In recent years, research found that populism employed a new strategy by using nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, as a communication tool to persuade citizens to support their political agendas. In populist campaigns, nostalgia is used to affectively link (alleged) crises with longing fo...

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Main Authors: Manuel Menke, Tim Wulf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2021-05-01
Series:Media and Communication
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Online Access:https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/3803