O portal do Tribunal Constitucional Alemão como instrumento de legitimidade:
The German Federal Constitutional court's website as an instrument of legitimacy: communication and democratic defense against populism
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https://doi.org/10.18764/v21.n37.ju-dez.2026_cambiassu_29528Keywords:
Constitutional court, Judicial communication, Media agenda-settingAbstract
This study explores the strategic communication of the German Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) as a form of democratic defense against populism. The objective is to analyze the court's website as a structured public policy designed to preserve institutional legitimacy. Methodologically, the work is grounded in the research of Meyer (2020, 2021a, and 2021b) and an analysis of the court's website, which acts as its own news agency. The results indicate that press releases function as triggers for media agenda-setting, rendering the portal, its news agency, vital for the Court's transparency and institutional survival.
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