Sten Hansson

Arguing for peace: in celebration of the journal’s 20th anniversary Published in Journal of Multicultural Discourses (Ahead of Print, 2026)

How to argue for peace and how to evaluate argumentation within peace discourse

-- by Manfred Kienpointner

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Language and Death An essential reference to the intersection of language and death and dying, this book presents an overview of the methodologies, current debates, history and fu…

Delighted that the Bloomsbury Handbook of Language of Death is out. Edited by Justyna Ziolkowska and me.

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Quick PSA for all mid-career academics and above: people may be citing articles with your name on them that don't exist.

Arguing for peace: in celebration of the journal’s 20th anniversary Published in Journal of Multicultural Discourses (Ahead of Print, 2026)

How to argue for peace and how to evaluate argumentation within peace discourse

-- by Manfred Kienpointner

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Government Communication on Social Media: Research Foci, Domains, and Future Directions | Review | Media and Communication Sten Hansson, Nic DePaula

Review of government social media communication research

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(PDF) Discursive strategies of power and governance PDF | In this chapter, I map the field of linguistically informed critical studies of power and governance, identify key trends, and point to future... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...

Discursive strategies of power and governance (2026)

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Out now: 'Critical Discourse Studies and Health Communication'. Chapter in Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies, ed. by B. Forchtner and F. Zappettini. Honoured to publish in this book alongside many whose work has inspired me. Chapter pre-print #openaccess here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/public-disco...

Doxxing is the deliberate, unauthorized disclosure of personal information, often with malicious intent. Notably, it became a key method of public shaming and vigilantism during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests. This Element understands and examines doxxing as a discursive practice. Using critical discourse analysis (CDA), it analyzes online forum discussions, survey and interview data from Hong Kong university students. Findings are examined alongside institutional legal texts to show how doxxing is discursively constructed, legitimized, and contested by different social actors. The case study identifies linguistic strategies such as metaphor, euphemism, and irony, along with legitimation discourses framing doxxing as social justice, deterrence, or moral self-defense. The Element also problematizes legal ambiguities and ethical tensions surrounding doxxing practices. By foregrounding the interplay between grassroots and legal discourses, it contributes to forensic linguistics scholarship on digital harm, power, and morality in contemporary mediated environments.

Doxxing Discourse

By @carmen-lee.bsky.social

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This is a fantastic chapter on discourse, power and governance. Fully recommend to anyone working in this area.

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Discursive strategies of power and governance (2026)

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Social Semiotics Conceptual Flipsiding and Reversal of Liberal-Democratic Notions: Discursive-Political Strategies in the Normalization of Nationalism, Populism, Neoliberalism, and the Far Right. Volume 36, Issue 1 of Social Semiotics

Our new special issue is now published! "Conceptual Flipsiding and Reversal of Liberal-Democratic Notions: Discursive-Political Strategies in the Normalization of Nationalism, Populism, Neoliberalism, and the Far Right"

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Strategic synchrony? The co-projection of identity narratives by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Sputnik Latvia

by @emmaronngren.bsky.social

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Catching Fire in the News Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - Catching Fire in the News

I'm very excited about the most recent @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Element in Politics & Communication, "Catching Fire in the News
The Necessary Conditions for Media Storms" by Amber Boydstun, @jilllaufer.bsky.social, @dallascard.bsky.social & Noah Smith. Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/9781....

Government Communication on Social Media: Research Foci, Domains, and Future Directions | Review | Media and Communication Sten Hansson, Nic DePaula

Review of government social media communication research

www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

Introduction to the forum: Flooding the zone: Paths forward for information quality, misinformation, and disinformation work Published in Journal of Applied Communication Research (Vol. 54, No. 1, 2026)

Flooding the zone: Paths forward for information quality, misinformation, and disinformation work
-- @joshscacco.bsky.social

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A NEW HOPE? Local journalism as a mitigation hub for misinformation

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The discursive micro-politics of blame avoidance: unpacking the language of government blame games - Policy Sciences Policymakers often engage in blame avoidance behaviour that affects the ways in which they structure their organisations, adopt policies and operating routines, and present their work to the public. T...

The discursive micro-politics of blame avoidance:

Unpacking the language of government blame games

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In this chapter, I map the field of linguistically informed critical studies of #power and #governance, identify key trends, and point to future avenues of research

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Doxxing is the deliberate, unauthorized disclosure of personal information, often with malicious intent. Notably, it became a key method of public shaming and vigilantism during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests. This Element understands and examines doxxing as a discursive practice. Using critical discourse analysis (CDA), it analyzes online forum discussions, survey and interview data from Hong Kong university students. Findings are examined alongside institutional legal texts to show how doxxing is discursively constructed, legitimized, and contested by different social actors. The case study identifies linguistic strategies such as metaphor, euphemism, and irony, along with legitimation discourses framing doxxing as social justice, deterrence, or moral self-defense. The Element also problematizes legal ambiguities and ethical tensions surrounding doxxing practices. By foregrounding the interplay between grassroots and legal discourses, it contributes to forensic linguistics scholarship on digital harm, power, and morality in contemporary mediated environments.

Doxxing Discourse

By @carmen-lee.bsky.social

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Solid editorial work from @bforchtner.bsky.social and @francozappettini.bsky.social

🔓 You can read the pre-print of my chapter 'Anything goes? Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Critical Discourse Studies' here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Out now: 'What is good care, and who is it good for? A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of UK care home websites'. Chapter led by @emma-putland.bsky.social with Kevin Harvey in the Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han.... Accepted version in original post below!

Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies ‘Featuring an impressive line-up of contributions, this comprehensive Handbook showcases the diversity, richness and discipline-spanning flexibility of Critical Discourse Studies (CDS). Originally org...

New publication: "Researching immigration and racism with critical discourse studies" in the newly published Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies, edited by @bforchtner.bsky.social and @francozappettini.bsky.social www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han...

The discursive micro-politics of blame avoidance: unpacking the language of government blame games - Policy Sciences Policymakers often engage in blame avoidance behaviour that affects the ways in which they structure their organisations, adopt policies and operating routines, and present their work to the public. T...

The discursive micro-politics of blame avoidance:

Unpacking the language of government blame games

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Deborah Cameron obituary Linguist, feminist activist and author of influential books on how language can shape gendered experiences

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In this chapter, I map the field of linguistically informed critical studies of #power and #governance, identify key trends, and point to future avenues of research

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The first part features a conversation between the editors and me. This book must have been a mammoth task and has turned out really well, so please get your library to buy it if you can.

Congratulations to the editors and authors. I was amazed and pleased to see my work cited.

Thanks to all contributors

Great to see it out. I'm very happy to have two chapters in this collection, one an interview and the other co-authored with Tommaso Milani

Zohar Kampf and I contributed a chapter on lapdog interviewers, and how their on-air flattery towards politcal leaders creates an undemocratic model of leadership