José Afonso Biscaia
Supervisors
Tese / Dissertação
Thesis:
Trust in political institutions and the news media? Radical right-wing populist leaders’ social media activity and citizens’ perceptions: The Portuguese case in comparative perspective
Abstract:
Trust in political institutions and the news media is declining. Radical right-wing populism (RRP) portrays institutions as unrepresentative. This work focuses on the relation between RRP social media activity and trust in institutions.
Publicações:
Artigo em Revista
Salgado, S.Fernández-García, B.Biscaia, A.(2025)Shades of incivility in Reddit: a comparison between echo chambers and plural spacesInternational Social Sciences Journal Vol. 75, 255, pp.61-80(First published: 22 August 2024)Online[Artigo em Revista]
Biscaia, A.(2025) Look at this! Radical right-wing populist information sharing practices on twitter in Portugal, Spain, and BrazilInternational Communication Gazette Vol. 87, 5 (Published Online: 2024-10-14), pp.446-465Online[Artigo em Revista]
Salgado, S.Gil Zúñiga, H.Silva, P. A. daBiscaia, A.et al.(2024)Assessing the prevalence and predictors of incivility in online news comments across six countriesJournalism Practice Vol. 18, 2, pp.224-241 (published online 2023)Online[Artigo em Revista]
Capítulo de Livro
Biscaia, A.Salgado, S.(2026)Chega’s social media presence (2018-2023): Emerging topics and themes wrapped in blatant pliability. In : Carvalho, J. (ed.)Chega: The new Portuguese far rightRoutledge[Capítulo de Livro]
Biscaia, A.Salgado, S.(2026)Chega’s social media presence (2018-2023): Emerging topics and themes wrapped in blatant pliability. In : Carvalho, J. (ed.)Chega: The new Portuguese far rightRoutledge. (Published December 29, 2025)[Capítulo de Livro]
Salgado, S.Biscaia, A.(2024)A importância das palavras e dos tópicos: uma análise do CHEGA no Twitter. In : Camerlo, M., Lima, J. G., Hanenberg, L., Pimenta, D. & Ruel, T. (eds.)Portugal ingovernável? Da maioria absoluta à absoluta minoria, pp.105-108Imprensa de Ciências SociaisOnline[Capítulo de Livro]
Salgado, S.Biscaia, A.Papathanassopoulos, S.(2023)The old meets the new: ‘old’ political communication concepts in a ‘new’ social media era. In : Salgado, S., Papathanassopoulos, S. (Eds.)Streamlining Political Communication Concepts - Updates, Changes, Normalcies (Springer Studies in Media and Political Communication), pp.1-12Springer[Capítulo de Livro]
Biscaia, A.Salgado, S.(2022)Placing Portuguese Right-Wing Populism Into Context: Analogies With France, Italy, and Spain. In : D. Palau-Sampio, G. López García, & L. Iannelli (Ed.)Contemporary Politics, Communication, and the Impact on Democracy, pp.234-255IGI GlobalOnline[Capítulo de Livro]
Entrada em Dicionário/Enciclopédia
Salgado, S.Biscaia, A.(2023)The Ethnic Heritage of Party Politics and Political Communication in Lusophone African CountriesEncyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and CommunicationOxford University PressOnline[Entrada em Dicionário/Enciclopédia]
