Artificial intelligence, media and the far-right

Amin Sharifi Isaloo

Artificial intelligence, media and the far-right

Amin Sharifi Isaloo

School of Society, Politics and Ethics

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The re-emergence of the far right has caused alarm among segments of the political establishment, media, and academia. The economic, social and political crises in
Europe have provided an ideal platform for the far right to perform and to shape the public sphere by spreading fear among European citizens. Currently, they are not
categorised as a ‘marginal electoral force’ in most European countries. The far-rights in Europe shape the public sphere to demonstrate that there are major threats from
‘Others’; the racialised ‘other’ as a threat to ‘our’ way of life. They employ the scapegoating mechanism to approach their pre-planned goals, usually by highlighting an
‘enemy figure’ on whom real insecurities may be projected (Girard 1989) such as the Muslim, the Jew, the Black or African. Drawing on René Girard’s concept of the
scapegoating mechanism and imitation and Victor Turner’s concept of liminality, this chapter explores how the far right in Europe form the public sphere, particularly through
AI and spreading it in social media.

Original language	English (Ireland)
Publication status	Published - May 2025
Event	The 52nd Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland: 2025 Annual Conference – SAI - University College Cork, Cork, Ireland Duration: 8 May 2025 → 9 May 2025 Conference number: 52 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://sociology.ie/event/2025-annual-conference/&ved=2ahUKEwjfnNC-k6qRAxV95QIHHR9aOPUQFnoECBgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2ryPnc2zKMAHknyatZ4WLG

Conference

Conference	The 52nd Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland
Abbreviated title	SAI 2025
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Cork
Period	8/05/25 → 9/05/25
Internet address	https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://sociology.ie/event/2025-annual-conference/&ved=2ahUKEwjfnNC-k6qRAxV95QIHHR9aOPUQFnoECBgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2ryPnc2zKMAHknyatZ4WLG

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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Artificial intelligence, media and the far-right

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