Online Hate Speech in the European Union - A Discourse-Analytic Perspective

This open access book reports on research carried out as part of the European Union co-funded C.O.N.T.A.C.T. project which targeted hate speech and hate crime across a number of EU member states. It showcases the bearing that discourse analytic research can have on our understanding of this phenomenon that is a growing global cause for concern.
Although 'hate speech' is often incorporated in legal and policy documents, there is no universally accepted definition, which in itself warrants research into how hatred is both expressed and perceived. The research project synthesises discourse analytic and corpus linguistics techniques, and presents its key findings here. The focus is especially on online comments posted in reaction to news items that could trigger discrimination, as well as on the folk perception of online hate speech as revealed through semi-structured interviews with young individuals across the various partner countries.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction And Background.- Chapter 2: Analysing Online Comments To News Reports.- Chapter 3: Approximating Young People's Perception Of Hate Speech.- Chapter 4: Concluding Remarks.

About the author

Summary

Offers unique insights on online hate speech by combining discourse analytic and corpus linguistics methods
Presents the findings from the EU co-funded C.O.N.T.A.C.T. research project, targeting hate speech and hate crime across a number of EU member states
Focuses on online reactions to news items and reveals the folk perception of online hate speech

Product details

• Authors: Stavro Assimakopoulos, Stavros Assimakopoulos, Fabienne Baider, Fabienne H Baider, Fabienne H. Baider, Millar, Sharon Millar
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319726038
• ISBN: 978-3-31-972603-8
• No. of pages: 90
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 5 mm x 232 mm
• Weight: 166 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 90 p.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Linguistics; SpringerBriefs in Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; C, Social Media, Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte, Media Studies, Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Human Rights, Computerlinguistik und Korpuslinguistik, Social Sciences, Politics & government, Social Justice, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Corpora (Linguistics), Corpus Linguistics