The second publication produced by this action was published in the 2019 as part of the series Routledge Research in Communication Studies.

Carsten Reinemann, James Stanyer, Toril Aalberg, Frank Esser, Claes H. de Vreese (Eds.)

Communicating Populism. Comparing Actor Perceptions, Media Coverage, and Effects on Citizens in Europe. Routledge, 2019.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Comprehending and investigating populist communication from a comparative perspective.
Carsten Reinemann, James Stanyer, Toril Aalberg, Frank Esser, and Claes H. de Vreese

PART I: Populism and Communicators

2. Perceptions of Populism and the Media: A Qualitative Comparative Approach to Studying the Views of Journalists and Politicians. Susana Salgado and James Stanyer.

3. Journalists’ Perceptions of Populism and the Media: A Cross-National Study Based on Semi-Structured Interviews. James Stanyer, Susana Salgado, Giuliano Bobba, Gergö Hajzer, David N. Hopmann, Nicolas Hubé, Norbert Merkovity, Gökay Özerim, Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, Karen B. Sanders, Dusan Spasojevic, and Lenka Vochocova.

4. Politicians’ Perceptions of Populism and the Media: A Cross-National Study Based on Semi-Structured Interviews. Susana Salgado, James Stanyer, Gergő Hajzer, David N. Hopmann, Bente Kalsnes, Guido Legnante, Artur Lipiński, Norbert Merkovity, Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, and Karen B. Sanders.

PART II: Populism in the Media

5. Dimensions, Speakers, and Targets: Basic Patterns in European Media Reporting on Populism.
Sina Blassnig, Patricia Rodi, Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt, Kinga Adamczewska, Lilia Raycheva, Sven Engesser, and Frank Esser.

6. Journalistic Culture, Editorial Mission, and News Logic: Explaining the Factors Behind the Use of Populism in European Media. Peter Maurer, Nicolas Hubé, Václav Štětka, Cristina Cremonesi, Antonella Seddone, Signe Ringdal Bergan, James Stanyer, Marian Tomov, Naama Weiss, Sven Engesser, and Frank Esser. 

7. Event-, Politics-, and Audience-Driven News: A Two-Year Comparison of Populism in European Media Coverage. Frank Esser, Agnieszka Stępińska, Ondrej Pekacek, Antonella Seddone, Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, Dobrinka Peicheva, Ana Milojevic, Sina Blassnig, and Sven Engesser

PART III: Populism and Citizens

8. The Persuasiveness of Populist Communication: Conceptualizing the Effects and Political Consequences of Populist Communication from a Social Identity Perspective. Michael Hameleers, Carsten Reinemann, Desiree Schmuck, and Nayla Fawzi

9. Investigating the Effects of Populist Communication. Design and Measurement of the Comparative Experimental Study. Michael Hameleers, Ioannis Andreadis, and Carsten Reinemann

10. Cognitive Responses to Populist Communication: The Impact of Populist Message Elements on Blame Attribution and Stereotyping. Nicoleta Corbu, Linda Bos, Christian Schemer, Anne Schulz, Jörg Matthes, Claes H. de Vreese, Toril Aalberg, and Jane Suiter.

11. Attitudinal and Behavioral Responses to Populist Communication: The Impact of Populist Message Elements on Populist Attitudes and Voting Intentions. Ioannis Andreadis, Cristina Cremonesi, Evangelia Kartsounidou, Dominika Kasprowicz, and Agnieszka Hess

PART IV: Conclusion

12. Adapting to the Different Shades of Populism. Key Findings and Implications for Media, Citizens, and Politics. Claes H. de Vreese, Carsten Reinemann, James Stanyer, Toril Aalberg, and Frank Esser