LEADER 03468nam 22005895 450 001 9910845079303321 005 20250808090444.0 010 $a9783031544057 010 $a3031544056 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-54405-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31209880 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31209880 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-54405-7 035 $a(CKB)30892375900041 035 $a(OCoLC)1427063006 035 $a(EXLCZ)9930892375900041 100 $a20240312d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$a(Un)Civil Democracy $ePolitical Incivility as a Communication Strategy /$fby Sara Bentivegna, Rossella Rega 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (115 pages) 311 08$a9783031544040 311 08$a3031544048 327 $aChapter 1: Politicians and the Attractions of Incivility -- Chapter 2: The Media Industry of Incivility -- Chapter 3: Citizens and the Seductive Power of Incivility -- Chapter 4: Incivility as a Tool for Social Change -- Chapter 5: Incivility and Democracy. 330 $aThis book offers a systematization of the recourse to political incivility by different subjects and in different contexts. The authors argue that incivility has now become a strategic resource that can be used by various actors in the public arena to achieve specific goals. We are referring not only to traditional political subjects, but also to journalists, citizens, movements and protest groups, that is to a plurality of actors who, from different angles, contribute to the construction of the ?political spectacle?. This resource can be activated according to circumstances and conveniences, whether their nature be political (to place an issue at the center of public debate or a new actor in the offer range), mediatic (to achieve an increase in visibility or viewership) or relational (to expand one?s visibility and centrality in social media). The book identifies common elements linking the different levels of use of incivility, which can be traced in uncivil forms of communication. These are their expressive power (memorable gestures and unequivocal messages, which are immediately recognizable and visible), their aggregation power (they build group identities, and consolidate allegiances and bonds) and their mobilization power (they galvanize people, and inspire them to participate and take action). Sara Bentivegna is Full Professor at the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Rossella Rega is Associate Professor at the University of Siena, Italy. 606 $aEurope$xPolitics and government 606 $aCommunication in politics 606 $aElections 606 $aEuropean Politics 606 $aPolitical Communication 606 $aElectoral Politics 615 0$aEurope$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aCommunication in politics. 615 0$aElections. 615 14$aEuropean Politics. 615 24$aPolitical Communication. 615 24$aElectoral Politics. 676 $a320.014 700 $aBentivegna$b Sara$0143414 701 $aRega$b Rossella$0622292 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910845079303321 996 $aUn)Civil Democracy$94149540 997 $aUNINA