Translation is not a neutral conduit for language transfer but a strategic site of ideological negotiation in political contexts. Political discourse analysis examines how translators and interpreters ...

Online incivility encompasses a range of disrespectful, aggressive and harassing behaviours in digital political environments. Such behaviours include derogatory language, sarcastic hostility and ...

Faculty Associate Virgilio Almeida and coauthors analyzed over 30 million political messages on Discord during the 2024 US election. “These findings provide a first look at political behavior on ...

One of the distinctive features of the United States as a polity is the outsize role that think tanks, foundations, philanthropists, nonprofits and advocacy groups play in shaping political discourse ...

Discussion of "alternative facts" has gained sad notoriety in US politics. Yet the question has been around much longer: How do people conduct political debates—is the focus more on facts or personal ...

Conservative politics has traditionally been defined by its emphasis on fiscal prudence and the idea of a small state. While parties leaning left are usually associated with more spending and a larger ...

One of the most under-examined features of South Africa’s contemporary media landscape is the growing tendency to present politically predisposed commentators as neutral analysts and independent ...

Happy Friday, and welcome to another roundup of the week’s news about the judiciary. This week, the group Speak Up for Justice held another remote event for lawyers about the rule of law, where former ...

"Social media networks have amplified the reach of social and political movements, but most research focuses on mainstream platforms such as X, Reddit, and Facebook, overlooking Discord." Faculty ...