Title: The legacy of David Altheide to understand media logic, the migration crisis and terrorism

Authors: Maximiliano E. Korstanje

Addresses: Department of Economics, School of Business, University of Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abstract: The present essay review discusses the main contribution of David Altheide, a senior media analyst who has focused his efforts in deciphering the effects of terrorism in daily politics. In so doing, he has widely approached different themes or aspects of modern politics which include violence, terrorism, media logic, human right violations without mentioning mass media or what he dubbed as media logic. Today, one of his fears or worries denounced a couple of decades ago, are being discussed in the main academic circles of the world. This is the reason why we do consider convenient to offer readership a deep review of his main thesis, original ideas and controversial points. As he lamented, US democracy is in crisis and he explains why this happens.

Keywords: migratory crisis; terrorism; fear to strangers; the death of hospitality; David Altheide.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHRCS.2024.141716

International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 2024 Vol.11 No.4, pp.378 - 388

Received: 18 May 2023
Accepted: 20 May 2023
Published online: 01 Oct 2024 *

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