“Freedom of speech requires actions”: Exploring the discourse of politicians convicted of hate‐speech against Muslims

• Published in: European journal of social psychology Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 938 - 952
• Main Author: Pettersson, Katarina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2019
• Subjects: Communication; critical discursive psychology; Discourse; Freedom of speech; Freedoms; Hate; hate‐speech; Morality; Muslims; Persuasion; Political communication; political discourse; Politicians; Psychological research; Social identity; Social Identity theory; Strategies; subject positions
• ISSN: 0046-2772; 1099-0992
• DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2577

This study explores how politicians convicted of hate‐speech against Muslims account for their actions in statements on their Facebook‐pages as well as in reported interviews. Taking a critical discursive psychological perspective, the study examines the strategies through which the politicians disc...