#Nationalism: the ethno-nationalist populism of Donald Trump’s Twitter communication
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Schertzer, R. and Woods, E. T. 2020. #Nationalism: the ethno-nationalist populism of Donald Trump’s Twitter communication. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 44 (7), pp. 1154-1173. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2020.1713390
Authors | Schertzer, R. and Woods, E. T. |
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Abstract | In this article, we explore the ethno-nationalist populism of Donald Trump’s Twitter communication during the 2016 presidential campaign. We draw on insights from ethno-symbolism – a perspective within nationalism studies – to analyse all 5,515 tweets sent by Trump during the campaign. We find that ethno-nationalist and populist themes were by far the most important component of Trump’s tweets, and that these themes built upon long-standing myths and symbols of an ethnic conception of American identity. In sum, Trump’s tweets depicted a virtuous white majority being threatened by several groups of immoral outsiders, who were identified by their foreignness, their religion, and their self-interestedness. The struggle against these groups was framed as a mission to restore America to a mythical golden age – to “Make America Great Again.” |
Journal | Ethnic and Racial Studies |
Journal citation | 44 (7), pp. 1154-1173 |
ISSN | 0141-9870 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Anyone |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2020.1713390 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 27 Jan 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 12 Dec 2019 |
Deposited | 27 Feb 2020 |
Copyright holder | © 2020 Taylor & Francis. |
Copyright information | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Ethnic and Racial Studies on 27/01/2020, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2020.1713390. |
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