The Educational Implications of Populism, Emotions and Digital Hate Speech: A Dialogue with Scholars from Canada, Chile, Spain, the UK, and the US

The recent rise of authoritarian populism, fueled by the spread of digital hate speech and the preeminence of emotions in the political arena, has not aroused much interest among educational researchers. In response to this gap in the literature, the authors of the present article aim to provide an...

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Main Authors: Marta Estellés, Jordi Castellví
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/15/6034
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spelling doaj-98e0b3a8ca7a42d6b198ab06757210902020-11-25T02:54:01ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502020-07-01126034603410.3390/su12156034The Educational Implications of Populism, Emotions and Digital Hate Speech: A Dialogue with Scholars from Canada, Chile, Spain, the UK, and the USMarta Estellés0Jordi Castellví1Department of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Cantabria, Avda. De los Castros, 39005 Santander, SpainDepartment of Language, Literature and Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Plaça del Coneixement, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), SpainThe recent rise of authoritarian populism, fueled by the spread of digital hate speech and the preeminence of emotions in the political arena, has not aroused much interest among educational researchers. In response to this gap in the literature, the authors of the present article aim to provide an overview of the educational implications of the recent wave of authoritarian populism by interviewing a group of experts on democratic citizenship education from various countries and backgrounds. The dialogue resulting from their responses helps to move forward the educational debate on how schools can deal with the emotions and hate speech that motivate support for authoritarian populisms.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/15/6034populismauthoritarian populismdemocratic citizenship educationemotionsdigital hate speech
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populism
authoritarian populism
democratic citizenship education
emotions
digital hate speech
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title The Educational Implications of Populism, Emotions and Digital Hate Speech: A Dialogue with Scholars from Canada, Chile, Spain, the UK, and the US
title_short The Educational Implications of Populism, Emotions and Digital Hate Speech: A Dialogue with Scholars from Canada, Chile, Spain, the UK, and the US
title_full The Educational Implications of Populism, Emotions and Digital Hate Speech: A Dialogue with Scholars from Canada, Chile, Spain, the UK, and the US
title_fullStr The Educational Implications of Populism, Emotions and Digital Hate Speech: A Dialogue with Scholars from Canada, Chile, Spain, the UK, and the US
title_full_unstemmed The Educational Implications of Populism, Emotions and Digital Hate Speech: A Dialogue with Scholars from Canada, Chile, Spain, the UK, and the US
title_sort educational implications of populism, emotions and digital hate speech: a dialogue with scholars from canada, chile, spain, the uk, and the us
publisher MDPI AG
series Sustainability
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publishDate 2020-07-01
description The recent rise of authoritarian populism, fueled by the spread of digital hate speech and the preeminence of emotions in the political arena, has not aroused much interest among educational researchers. In response to this gap in the literature, the authors of the present article aim to provide an overview of the educational implications of the recent wave of authoritarian populism by interviewing a group of experts on democratic citizenship education from various countries and backgrounds. The dialogue resulting from their responses helps to move forward the educational debate on how schools can deal with the emotions and hate speech that motivate support for authoritarian populisms.
topic populism
authoritarian populism
democratic citizenship education
emotions
digital hate speech
url https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/15/6034
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