Social networking sites are popular tools to engage citizens in political campaigns, social
movements, and civic life. However, are the effects of social media on civic and political …

The pervasive use of multiple technological tools to engage with media and political content
(ie, TV sets, laptops, tablets, smartphones, etc.) has deeply altered the way citizens around …

According to lifestyle politics theory, social media platforms introduce new ways for people to
engage in civic life. Based on the communication mediation model, prior scholarship laid out …

One of the democratic promises of social media relies on the expectation that citizens will be
exposed to more diverse sources of information and will consequently be more likely to …

This article applies the framework of critical discourse analysis to the in-depth interviews of
73 young Chinese women residing in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. It examines their …

Social media have become important sources of news yet existing research has not paid
much attention to types of social media news usage and platforms. This study examines how …

Comparing Political Communication: A 2020 Update Page 1 1 Comparing Political
Communication: A 2020 Update Frank Esser (University of Zurich) and Barbara Pfetsch (Freie …

The question of whether cross-cutting discussion engenders or depresses political
participation has offered mixed findings in the literature. Following recommendations from a …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of connective action
characterised by interconnection and personal communication on social media (SM) for …

Since their arrival at the intersection of media as political landscapes social media have
received tremendous attention among scholars and political actors, given their presumed …