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Recent Highlights and News
- New book publication – “Networked Locality: Social Media and Local Politics in Hungary”Márton Bene & Gábor Dobos (2025). Networked Locality: Social Media and Local Politics in Hungary. Palgrave Macmillan (287 p) The book “Networked Locality” brings together the findings of a five-year research project, offering what is,Continue reading “New book publication – “Networked Locality: Social Media and Local Politics in Hungary””
- New publication – “When Populism Targets Europe: Anti‐EU Rhetoric and User Engagement in the Visegrád Countries”Alena Pospíšil Macková, Lucie Čejková, Martina Novotná, Krisztina Burai, Paweł Baranowski, Michal Garaj (2025). When Populism Targets Europe: Anti-EU Rhetoric and User Engagement in the Visegrád Countries. Media and Communication, 13. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.10613 Background and Context In CentralContinue reading “New publication – “When Populism Targets Europe: Anti‐EU Rhetoric and User Engagement in the Visegrád Countries””
- New publication – “Weaponizing Wedge Issues: Strategies of Populism and Illiberalism in European Election Campaigning on Facebook”Jörg Haßler , Melanie Magin , Uta Russmann , Anna‐Katharina Wurst, Delia Cristina Balaban , Paweł Baranowski, Jakob Linaa Jensen, Simon Kruschinski, Georgios Lappas, Sara Machado, Martina Novotná, Silvia Marcos‐García , Ioannis Petridis, Anda Rožukalne,Continue reading “New publication – “Weaponizing Wedge Issues: Strategies of Populism and Illiberalism in European Election Campaigning on Facebook””
- New publication – “Political Socialization Scenarios Leading to Party Membership in an Autocratizing Democracy: Insights from an Interview-Based Study” by Annamária SebestyénSebestyén, Annamária (2025). Political Socialization Scenarios Leading to Party Membership in an Autocratizing Democracy: Insights From an Interview-Based Study. Political Studies, 0(0). In contexts where democratic representation and institutions are steadily eroding, why and howContinue reading “New publication – “Political Socialization Scenarios Leading to Party Membership in an Autocratizing Democracy: Insights from an Interview-Based Study” by Annamária Sebestyén”
- New Publication-“The Long-Range Character Assassination Machine: The Role of Megafon’s Astroturf Influencers in the 2022 Pro-Government Campaign in Hungary” by Márton Bene and Vanessza JuhászBene, M., & Juhász, V. (2025). The Long-Range Character Assassination Machine: The Role of Megafon’s Astroturf Influencers in the 2022 Pro-Government Campaign in Hungary. American Behavioral Scientist, 0(0). In Hungary’s 2022 parliamentary election, a newContinue reading “New Publication-“The Long-Range Character Assassination Machine: The Role of Megafon’s Astroturf Influencers in the 2022 Pro-Government Campaign in Hungary” by Márton Bene and Vanessza Juhász”
- New publication – “Will Popular Involvement Lead Us ‘Out of the Ashes’? The Viralization of Political Communication and its Normative Implications” by Márton BeneBene, Márton. (2025). Will Popular Involvement Lead Us ‘Out of the Ashes’? The Viralization of Political Communication and its Normative Implications. In: Coleman, S., Esser, F., Firmstone, J., Parry, K., Paterson, C. (eds) Public CommunicationContinue reading “New publication – “Will Popular Involvement Lead Us ‘Out of the Ashes’? The Viralization of Political Communication and its Normative Implications” by Márton Bene”
- New publication – “Go negative to be on the safe side! A 10-country investigation of the link between journalists’ negative framing and political actors’ strategic communication” by Márton Bene & Xénia FarkasBene, M., & Farkas, X. (2025). Go negative to be on the safe side! A 10-country investigation of the link between journalists’ negative framing and political actors’ strategic communication. Journalism, online first. Going negative mayContinue reading “New publication – “Go negative to be on the safe side! A 10-country investigation of the link between journalists’ negative framing and political actors’ strategic communication” by Márton Bene & Xénia Farkas”
- New publication – “False sense of security and a flurry of misplaced trust: the construction of trust in and by Facebook” by Balázs Bodó, Márton Bene and Zsolt BodaBodo, B., Bene, M., & Boda, Z. (2025). False sense of security and a flurry of misplaced trust: the construction of trust in and by Facebook. Information, Communication & Society, 1-20. In the age ofContinue reading “New publication – “False sense of security and a flurry of misplaced trust: the construction of trust in and by Facebook” by Balázs Bodó, Márton Bene and Zsolt Boda”
- New PRiSMA Publication – “Influential Politicians and Political Influencers: The Argument Analysis of Megafon’s Negative Campaign” by Vanessza JuhászJuhász Vanessza (2025). Influenszer politikusok és politikai influenszerek. A Megafon negatív kampányának argumentatív vizsgálata a közösségi médiában. Politikatudományi Szemle, 34(1), 7-30. Vanessza Juhász, a member of the PRiSMA research group, has published her latest studyContinue reading “New PRiSMA Publication – “Influential Politicians and Political Influencers: The Argument Analysis of Megafon’s Negative Campaign” by Vanessza Juhász”