Cyberhate in the Context of Migrations

This edited book examines the incidence of online hate speech against migrants in user-generated contexts, drawing on case studies from various countries and interdisciplinary approaches. It argues that online hate speech is a symptom of a representation crisis on migration and explores the complex linguistic, interactional, and connective processes that contribute to its emergence. The book focuses on representations and shared meanings, community building, and otherness and the role of network ecosystems in constructing public problems. It will be of interest to students, academics, and researchers in hate speech and migration studies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 12 February 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This edited book takes an interdisciplinary approach to shed light on the complex dynamics involved in the incidence of online hate speech against migrants in user-generated contexts. The authors draw on case studies from Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK, bringing together qualitative and quantitative analyses on user-generated online comments. The authors argue that online hate speech against migrants must be understood as a symptom of a representation crisis on migration, which can only be fully perceived through the study of the complex linguistic, interactional, and connective processes within which it emerges. They focus on representations and shared meanings, community building and otherness, and delve into the role of network ecosystems in the process of the construction of public problems.

This book will be of interest to undergraduate and post-graduate students as well as academics working on hate speech and migration studies in a variety of fields, and can also contribute to improving research protocols for automated analyses and detections of online hate speech.

Weight: 323g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030921057
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022