Brexit, Facebook, and Transnational Right-Wing Populism

By Natalie-Anne Hall

In Brexit, Facebook, and Transnational Right-Wing Populism, Natalie-Anne Hall takes Brexit as a case study for examining the critical consequences of the diffusion of transnational right-wing populist politics on social media. Through multi-method, qualitative research with avidly engaged pro-Brexit Facebook users in the tumultuous post-referendum period, Hall explores the effects of this participation on the on- and offline experiences of these individuals and on their interpretation of events surrounding Brexit. The book examines the socio-political and technological opportunities for this engagement with right-wing populist politics and the consequences of this engagement for transnational White victimhood and what Hall coins "Right victimhood." Hall demonstrates how the "mainstream" political issue of Brexit acted as a catalyst for engagement with more extreme forms of right-wing politics via Facebook.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666914711
• ISBN13: 9781666914719
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"