Manipulating national identity: the strategic use of rhetoric by supporters and opponents of the ‘Cronulla riots’ in Australia

“Who is really British anyway?”: A thematic analysis of responses to online hate materials

“…In particular, Angie et al (2011) found the use of categorical thinking more prominent in non-violent ideological groups than in violent ones. Categorical 'us-versus-them' thinking was also observed by Blackwood et al (2012), Bliuc et al (2012) and Reicher et al (2008). In line with previous work, in order to confirm their identification with like-minded respondents, or their group identity (i.e.…”

“…Angie et al, 2011;Coffey & Woolworth, 2004;Faulkner & Bliuc, 2016;Moghaddam, 2005). Dehumanisation of perceived of out-group members has also been associated with attempts to foster a sense of moral righteousness or moral disengagement (Cammaerts, 2009;Faulkner & Bliuc, 2016) and the creation of a sense of in-group superiority (Bliuc, McGarty, Hartley, & Muntele Hendres, 2012;Mumford et al, 2008). For instance, Faulkner and Bliuc (2016) found that racists used moral disengagement strategies such as dehumanisation to justify expressions of their views.…”

New Technologies, New Identities, and the Growth of Mass Opposition in the Arab Spring

“…For example, social identification with an opinion‐based group is an excellent predictor of intentions to take politically relevant action in support of or against the government (Bliuc et al., ), and opinion‐based groups are associated with distinctively relevant group‐based emotional reactions to government policies about the War on Terror (Musgrove & McGarty, ). Such groups are perceived to be real groups by their members (Bliuc et al., , often with norms that sharply contrast from other groups; Cameron & Nickerson, ; O'Brien & McGarty, ), and they differ in their content and expressions of identity in relation to ethnic conflict within a society (Bliuc, McGarty, Hartley, & Muntele, ). Finally, such memberships can be intensified to promote support for social change for the benefit of other people using group interaction (Gee, Khalaf, & McGarty, ; Thomas & McGarty, ).…”

Whose tweets? The rhetorical functions of social media use in developing the Black Lives Matter movement

“…Furthermore, Bliuc et al . () examined how rhetoric can function to obtain influence in the face of hostility. They found opponents and supporters of the 2005 Cronulla riots used arguments that aligned their own opinion‐based identity with positively valued social categories.…”