Sabina Mihelj
sabinamihelj.bsky.social
Sabina Mihelj
@sabinamihelj.bsky.social

Professor of Media & Cultural Analysis @ Loughborough University, UK - media & the politics of culture - nationalism - illiberalism - Cold War culture

Political science 42%
Communication & Media Studies 25%

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Scenes from a wild, wet, windy, wonderful Welsh weekend with @sabinamihelj.bsky.social

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For more on the Illiberal public sphere and its development over time, check our book share.google/A73Vc2t9wflD...
The Illiberal Public Sphere
This book uncovers the media's role in global illiberalism through cutting-edge analysis of recent developments in Eastern Europe.
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We also point out that under certain conditions – namely, wherever the majority of the mainstream media market has been captured by illiberal political actors or their business allies – social media might act as channels of resistance against the forces of illiberalism.

If we consider how the political information environment changes as illiberalism gains strength, we see that it is often the traditional media and domestic actors – not social media and hostile foreign powers – that take the central role in spreadiing false information of illiberal ideas.

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As democracy crumbles and authoritarianism gains ground around the world, digital media are increasingly being blamed for driving these developments. However, as I and @vstetka.bsky.social argue in a recent piece for Le Monde, the role of digital media in these developments is often exaggerated.

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Congratulations to @sabinamihelj.bsky.social and @vstetka.bsky.social for winning this prestigious award!
🎉 Excited to share the APSA Technology & Politics Section Award winners! 🏆

📚 Best Book

The Illiberal Public Sphere: Media in Polarized Societies
by @sabinamihelj.bsky.social & @vstetka.bsky.social. You can access it, it is in open access!

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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The Illiberal Public Sphere
This book uncovers the media's role in global illiberalism through cutting-edge analysis of recent developments in Eastern Europe.
link.springer.com

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Truly honoured by this award for our book with @sabinamihelj.bsky.social🙏 Many thanks to APSA @apsaitp.bsky.social, as well as to almost 20k people who have accessed the book online so far! #illiberalism
🎉 Excited to share the APSA Technology & Politics Section Award winners! 🏆

📚 Best Book

The Illiberal Public Sphere: Media in Polarized Societies
by @sabinamihelj.bsky.social & @vstetka.bsky.social. You can access it, it is in open access!

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

🧵
The Illiberal Public Sphere
This book uncovers the media's role in global illiberalism through cutting-edge analysis of recent developments in Eastern Europe.
link.springer.com