Tag: populism detection
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COVID-19 and Populism in Austrian News User Comments – A Machine Learning Approach
Author: Ahmadou Wagne Supervisor: Julia Neidhardt, Co-Supervisor: Thomas E. Kolb Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting government measures have triggered a wave of protests and demonstrations in Austria. We saw some protestors resorting to populist rhetoric to express their dissatisfaction, which in some cases, led to anti-democratic tendencies. Populist talking points have not been…