Introduction to the Monographic Issue: Politics and Digital Activism

  • Ana Slimovich CONICET-UBA. Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani
  • Eugenie Richard Facultad de Finanzas, Gobierno y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá. Centro de Investigación y Proyectos Especiales
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26422/aucom.2025.1402.sli

Abstract

In March 2024, Congress H was held in Lanzarote, with the aim of bringing together professionals and academics in the field of communication and audiovisual media. The "Politics and Digital Activism" track placed a special emphasis on topics related to political communication on social media, disinformation, and polarization. This issue of the journal Austral Comunicación presents a selection of articles that were presented within the framework of the Congress and that, from different theoretical perspectives and methodological tools, offer reflections on various types of discourses: those issued by Latin American presidents (Javier Milei in Argentina and Nayib Bukele in El Salvador); those produced within the context of right-wing political movements; and hate speech generated on the Twitch platform and in the digital ecosystem when the context is marked by political violence and insecurity.

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Published
2025-04-24
How to Cite
Slimovich, A., & Richard, E. (2025). Introduction to the Monographic Issue: Politics and Digital Activism. Austral Comunicación, 14(2), e01420. https://doi.org/10.26422/aucom.2025.1402.sli
Issue
Vol. 14 No. 2 (2025)
Section
Monographic section 2

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