How does digital propaganda shape affect & governance in China? My new book explores soft authoritarianism, participatory propaganda, & co-production of nationalist discourse. Out May 26, DOI: doi.org/10.4324/9781... #DigitalPolitics #SoftAuthoritarianism
Digital Nationalism and Affective Governance | Propaganda, Public Sent
This book examines how government propaganda and everyday online activity shaped China’s digital nationalism in response to the first wave of the COVID-19
doi.org
May 5, 2026 at 6:33 AM
How does digital propaganda shape affect & governance in China? My new book explores soft authoritarianism, participatory propaganda, & co-production of nationalist discourse. Out May 26, DOI: doi.org/10.4324/9781... #DigitalPolitics #SoftAuthoritarianism
#eintagohneuns reminding our #ContradictionStudies conference of the dire situation many racialized migrants are forced into under the rightwing thrift we find ourselves in. Full solidarity with our colleagues from the #SoftAuthoritarianism group and all others affected!
February 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
#eintagohneuns reminding our #ContradictionStudies conference of the dire situation many racialized migrants are forced into under the rightwing thrift we find ourselves in. Full solidarity with our colleagues from the #SoftAuthoritarianism group and all others affected!
Digital propaganda in China is no longer just top-down. Citizens co-produce nationalist discourse with the state & platforms, shaping public affect & legitimacy. Digital Nationalism and Affective Governance out May 26. DOI: doi.org/10.4324/9781... #DigitalPolitics #SoftAuthoritarianism
Digital Nationalism and Affective Governance | Propaganda, Public Sent
This book examines how government propaganda and everyday online activity shaped China’s digital nationalism in response to the first wave of the COVID-19
doi.org
May 5, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Digital propaganda in China is no longer just top-down. Citizens co-produce nationalist discourse with the state & platforms, shaping public affect & legitimacy. Digital Nationalism and Affective Governance out May 26. DOI: doi.org/10.4324/9781... #DigitalPolitics #SoftAuthoritarianism
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#MahmoudKhalil #FreeKhalil #DeportationByDesign #WeaponizedLaw #INASection212 #FirstAmendmentThreat #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #SoftAuthoritarianism #RuleByLoophole #LegalizedSuppression...
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April 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
“Not giving a f*ck” isn’t neutral. It’s a politics. How emotional detachment and systems realism quietly turn power into legitimacy. #SoftAuthoritarianism #AI #Ethics #Governance
Horizon Accord | The Candor Trap | Soft Authoritarianism | Systems Legitimacy | Machine Learning
A critique of “candor” and systems realism as moral shortcuts—where emotional detachment and enforcement are mistaken for legitimacy, and ethics quietly disappears.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
“Not giving a f*ck” isn’t neutral. It’s a politics. How emotional detachment and systems realism quietly turn power into legitimacy. #SoftAuthoritarianism #AI #Ethics #Governance