Social media has skyrocketed to popularity in the past few years. The Arab Spring in 2011
as well as the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns have fueled interest in how social media …

More than 300 studies have been published on the relationship between digital media and
engagement in civic and political life. With such a vast body of research, it is difficult to see …

This paper examines panel data from two waves of the Youth Participatory Politics Survey, a
nationally representative sample of young people in the United States. It employs a cross …

This meta-analytic study reviews empirical research published from 2007 to 2013 with an
aim of providing robust conclusions about the relationship between social media use and …

Although literature about the relationship between social media and political behaviors has
expanded in recent years, little is known about the roles of social media as a source of …

This chapter explores how young people's public orientation develops during a phase in life
described as being critical for political socialization. It discusses the two key concepts of the …

Recently, scholars tested how digital media use for informational purposes similarly
contributes to foster democratic processes and the creation of social capital. Nevertheless, in …

Online social media are changing the face of politics in the United States. Beginning with a
strong theoretical foundation grounded in political, communications and psychology …

Social networking sites such as Facebook provide new ways of sharing news stories that
allow users to act as opinion leaders in their networks, encourage discussion, and …

This paper tests the extent to which social media is shaping civic engagement initiatives to
build trust among people and increase trust in their institutions, particularly the government …