Identity and European Public Spheres in the Context of Social Media and Information Disorder

• Published in: Media and communication (Lisboa) Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 28 - 39
• Main Authors: Kermer, Jan Erik, Nijmeijer, Rolf A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lisbon Cogitatio Press 01.09.2020; Cogitatio
• Subjects: Belonging; Book publishing; Digital media; europeanisation; Identity politics; Information; information disorder; Internet; Mass media; Nationalism; Political communication; Political identity; public sphere; Regeneration; Social factors; Social media; Social networks; United Kingdom; Germany

It was expected that the increasing coverage of EU affairs in national public spheres would lead to a greater sense of European belonging. The Internet was expected to foster this process. However, these expectations do not square with the current political climate of identity politics and the revit...