Over the last decade, extensive literature has been published regarding social media effects
on real-life political participation. Many argue that social media stimulates online and offline …

On Facebook, patterns of user engagement largely shape what types of political content
citizens can see on the platform. Higher engagement leads to higher visibility. Therefore …

In recent years, politicians and political parties have increasingly adopted various social
media as political communication platforms. While the research on the topic has provided …

Relating to theories of dissonant public spheres and affective publics, we study negativity,
dramatization, and populist content in political party Facebook posts across 12 countries …

Facebook facilitates more extensive dialogue between citizens and politicians. However,
communicating via Facebook has also put pressure on political actors to administrate and …

Contemporary social media (SM) has strongly impacted democratic practices. The success
of presidential campaigns is frequently attributed to being highly correlated with the …

In 2017, a far-right party entered the German parliament for the first time in over half a
century. The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) became the third largest party in the …

This study aims to determine the development of research with the theme political parties
campaign in social media from 2015 to 2021. This research is a type of qualitative research …

We investigate political parties´ social media strategies, their perceived effectiveness, and
how social media campaigns are internally organized. Our study focuses on Austria and …

While research has gauged the degree to which political actors focus on their personal
rather than their more public sides in their communication efforts, few studies have assessed …