「數位民粹主義」運用數位科技作為政治人物與民眾參與政治的 溝通動員工具，訴諸直接民主激發民眾脫離代議政治，以極端或歧視 意圖推翻或破壞既有民主體制。本文檢視民粹主義理論文獻論述其特 質與運作，藉以觀察分析英國民粹主義團體–「英格蘭防衛同盟」(the English Defence League)，藉由社群媒體傳播反伊斯蘭教及反「伊斯 蘭國」恐怖主義觀點，並以暴力施壓歐洲各國反恐及移民政策；促使 極右派政黨在若干國家議會及歐洲議會獲得席位，危及歐盟民主國家 的政治秩序。

Digital populists, or cyber-populists, have used digital technologies, or information and communication technologies, as communicating and mobilizing tools of political participation for politicians and the public to resort to direct democracy and to lead people away from representative democracy. Digital populists intend to override or destroy the established democratic constitutionalism through extremism or discrimination. This paper reviews the literature of populism to explore the characteristics and operations of digital populism by analyzing the British populist organization, the English Defence League, a far-right anti-Islamic organization that has used social media to pressure the European countries’ counter-terrorism and immigration policies by violence. In particular, far-right parties have acquired a considerable number of seats in national parliaments and the European Parliament, and they are a potential threat to the democratic countries of the European Union and democracy

數位政治;數位民粹主義;網路民粹主義;數位公民精神; 英格蘭防衛同盟

Digital Politics; Digital Populism; Cyber Populism; Digital Citizenship; English Defence League