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- Publisher
- de Gruyter
- Copyright
- © 2021 Salla Tuomola, published by Sciendo
- ISSN
- 2001-5119
- eISSN
- 2001-5119
- DOI
- 10.2478/nor-2021-0006
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
AbstractOne of the cornerstones of right-wing populist websites is their challenge to traditional mainstream media to give voice to “the people”. In Finland, one of the best known of these websites is MV-lehti [WTF-Magazine], which claims to exist for this reason. In this article, I investigate how MV-lehti constructs the people, in particular in texts about refugees. I approach the research data by using the concepts of right-wing populist rhetoric. The results show that, in MV-lehti, the people is a constructed and politicised concept reflecting ideas of ethnonationalism and antidemocratic values, illustrating the connection between uncivility, racism, and populism.
Journal
Nordicom Review – de Gruyter
Published: Mar 1, 2021
Keywords: the people; right-wing populist online publication; ethnonationalism; right-wing populist rhetoric; refugee coverage