Algorithm-driven populism: an introduction

França, L. A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7826-4079 and Abreu, C. A. F. d. (2022) Algorithm-driven populism: an introduction. Archives of Criminology / Archiwum Kryminologii, 44 (1). pp. 229-251. ISSN 0066-6890 doi: 10.7420/AK2021.29

Abstract/Summary

This paper introduces the concept of algorithm-driven populism, considering whether it has a consonant or a conflicting relation with liberal democracy. The overall argument is that social media platforms are not just new media used by populists; algorithms have co-constituted a new form of populism. Based on a literature review that connected different fields of research together in order to elucidate the relation between populism and digital media, this article details a few important features of social media platforms, examining how they set up specific affordances that endanger the values of liberal democracy.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/119046
Identification Number/DOI	10.7420/AK2021.29
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	No Reading authors. Back catalogue items Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Law
Publisher	Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences
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