Deliberative democracy; online debate; education; opposition
Abstract :
[en] The purpose of this study was to analyze conservative and reactionary activism on YouTube. The study examines the communication strategies used by these commentators in formulating and expressing opinions on the topic of budget cuts to federal educational institutions. The method for analyzing comments was developed based on the creation of
a codebook divided into seventeen categories—created based on the propositions of
Stromer-Galley (2002, 2007). The study focuses, in particular, on variables that
relate to the designation of adversaries or enemies, with the aim of understanding the polarization of the debate in the comment sections of six YouTube channels. As a result, the research shows that the main characteristics of this debate are: the use of insults to justify positions, fierce rivalry among commenters, and the designation of enemies as
a strategy employed by commenters in favor of the cuts. It was concluded that online spaces are not environments conducive to rational debate, nor do their participants draw
conclusions about the topic.
Research Center/Unit :
Grupo de Pesquisa em Comunicação e Participação Política (COMPA)
Disciplines :
Communication & mass media
Author, co-author :
de Souza Prudencio, Kelly
Dantas Rattmann, Valkyria ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Institut de recherche en Sciences Sociales (IRSS)
de Carvalho Vieira Lima, Camila
Language :
Portuguese
Title :
Inimigo Meu: a rivalidade em debates sobre cortes na educação brasileira
Alternative titles :
[en] My Enemy: Rivalry in debates about cuts to Brazilian education
Publication date :
2021
Event name :
Seminário de Pesquisa em Comunicação Uninter
Event organizer :
Centro Universitário Internacional UNINTER
Event place :
Curitiba, Brazil
Event date :
01/07/2021
Event number :
6
Main work title :
O papel da comunicação em tempos de pandemia: velhos e novos desafios.
Author, co-author :
Editora Uninter; Centro Universitário Internacional UNINTER, Brazil, Curitiba
