Social Media Campaigning in Europe

Darren G. Lilleker, Karolina Koc-Michalska, Ralph Negrine, Rachel Gibson, Thierry Vedel, Sylvie Strudel

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2020
• ISBN:
  9780429589515
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politique et relations internationales
• Subtopic: Politique

Studies of election campaigns have shown an increased employment of websites, weblog tools, email, and social media by political campaigners, as well as the use of similar platforms by citizens to find information, communicate about elections or engage more generally in political issues. This comprehensive volume explores the ways in which social media is used on the one hand as a campaigning tool, and on the other, by local citizens. It aims to develop a more holistic and Eurocentric research agenda by capturing both supply and demand practices at the European level. The authors employ both single and multination case studies, furthering debates on how political actors and voters embrace the new information and communication environment, in what ways, and for what purposes. The book offers new perspectives on social media campaigning within European democracies, thereby contributing to a more global and comprehensive understanding of how campaigning is affected, and might be enhanced, by developing an interactive digital strategy.

This book will be of great interest to students of both politics and media studies. It was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Information Technology & Politics.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Citation Information
• Notes on Contributors
• 1. Social media campaigning in Europe: Mapping the terrain
• 2. “Beer is more efficient than social media”—Political parties and strategic communication in Austrian and Swiss national elections
• 3. The role of gender in online campaigning: Swedish candidates’ motives and use of social media during the European election 2014
• 4. From hybrid media system to hybrid-media politicians: Danish politicians and their cross-media presence in the 2015 national election campaign
• 5. Brute force effects of mass media presence and social media activity on electoral outcome
• 6. When David and Goliath campaign online: The effects of digital media use during electoral campaigns on vote for small parties
• 7. Sharing Is Caring! Investigating Viral Posts on Politicians’ Facebook Pages During the 2014 General Election Campaign in Hungary
• 8. Personalization of Politics Between Television and the Internet: Leader Effects in the 2013 Italian Parliamentary Election
• Index