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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255304303321

Autore

Jacobs Kristof

Titolo

Social Media, Parties, and Political Inequalities [[electronic resource] /] / by Kristof Jacobs, Niels Spierings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-53390-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Classificazione

POL007000POL043000TEC052000

Disciplina

500

Soggetti

Political science

Democracy

Engineering

Social media

Internet marketing

Political Science

Engineering, general

Social Media

Online Marketing/Social Media

Netherlands Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: -- PART I: BACKGROUND -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theorizing Social Media, Parties and Political Inequalities -- 3. Social Media in Politics: The Netherlands from a Comparative Perspective -- PART II: CHANGES IN THE POWER BALANCE -- 4. Inter-Party Relations: David versus Goliath -- 5. Intra-Party Politics: David versus Nabal and Abigail -- 6. Social Media go Glocal: The Local and European Arenas -- PART III: THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA -- 7. The Electoral Impact of Social Media -- 8. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines how social media have transformed politics in established democracies. Specifically, the authors examine the influence of the unique qualities of social media on the power balance



between and within parties. They present a general theory as well as an in-depth case study of the Netherlands and compare it to the US and European democracies. The authors show how and why social media's introduction leads to equalization for some and normalization for others. Additional to national politics, Jacobs and Spierings investigate often-overlooked topics such as local and European politics and the impact on women and ethnic minorities.