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

• Main Author: Fabienne H. Baider (auth)
• Other Authors: Sharon Millar (auth), Stavros Assimakopoulos (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2017
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Linguistics
• Subjects: corpus linguistics methods; discourse analytic research; hate speech research; C.O.N.T.A.C.T. project European Union; hate speech in reaction to news; discourse analysis of social media; racism in online comments forum
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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 phenomen...