This open access book reports on research carried out as part of the European Union co-funded C.O.N.T.A.C.T. project which targeted hate speech and hate crime across a number of EU member states. It showcases the bearing that discourse analytic research can have on our understanding of this phenomenon that is a growing global cause for concern.
Although hate speech is often incorporated in legal and policy documents, there is no universally accepted definition, which in itself warrants research into how hatred is both expressed and perceived. The research project synthesises discourse analytic and corpus linguistics techniques, and presents its key findings here. The focus is especially on online comments posted in reaction to news items that could trigger discrimination, as well as on the folk perception of online hate speech as revealed through semi-structured interviews with young individuals across the various partner countries.
Chapter 1: Introduction and Background.- 1.1 Hate speech in the EU and C.O.N.T.A.C.T. Fabienne H. Baider, Stavros Assimakopoulos and Sharon Millar.- 1.2 Regulating hate speech in the EU Natalie Alkiviadou.- 1.3 Hate speech in the online setting C?sar Arroyo L?pez and Roberto Moreno L?pez.- 1.4 The C.O.N.T.A.C.T. research workstream Stavros Assimakopoulos, Fabienne H. Baider, and Sharon Millar.- Chapter 2: The C.O.N.T.A.C.T. Methodological Approach 2.1 Harvesting and analysing online comments to news reports Sharon Millar, Fabienne H. Baider and Stavros Assimakopoulos.- 1.2 Approximating perceptions of hate Sharon Millar, Fabienne H. Baider and Stavros Assimakopoulos.- Chapter 3: Analysis of Online Comments to News Reports 3.1 Categorisation and defence strategies Ernesto Russo and Pablo Bernardino Tempesta .- 3.2 Stereotyping vulnerable groups Uladzislau Ivanou.- 3.3 From patriotism to hate: axiological urgency in online comml«
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