ECHO
MEDIA, CULTURE AND POLITICS
ECHO is devoted to the study of meaning across media, culture and politics, and their intersections. The group is home to an international group of scholars working on how meaning circulates, fluctuates, and resonates in society. Echo's aim is to produce a critical and nuanced understanding of how the reproduction and contestation of meaning contributes to social, cultural and political change and continuity.
Latest Publications
Benjamin De Cleen’s analysis of the Hungarian elections: 'Viktor Orbán’s defeat was not a victory over populism but a populist victory’
Benjamin De Cleen: Viktor Orbán’s defeat was not a victory over populism but a populist victory Orbán's defeat is celebrated by many as the victory of liberal democracy over populism - but this interpretation fundamentally misunderstands what really happened.
The social resonance of environmental media messages: a connectionist-inspired reception analysis
Pascal Verhoest, Joke Bauwens, Petrus te Braak & Marijke Huysmans This study examines the reasons why certain environmental messages are received negatively by some social groups and not by others.
News & Events
Practical info07/09/2026 - 09:00 - 11/09/2026 - 16:00ECHO researchers at ECREA conference
ECHO members presenting their current research at the ECREA annual conference ,“Shifting Grounds”
Practical info22/05/2026 - 09:00 - 22/05/2026 - 16:00Child Citizen Lab International Seminar
ECHO co-organized the Child Citizen Lab International Seminar