Social media, parties, and political inequalities / Kristof Jacobs and Niels Spierings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobs, Kristof, author.

Spierings, Niels, 1983- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--Computer network resources.

Political parties.

Social media--Political aspects.

Social media.

Comparative government.

Social media--Political aspects--Netherlands.

Political parties--Netherlands.

Computer network resources.

Netherlands.

Netherlands--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Nederländerna.

Local Subjects:

Nederländerna.

Physical Description:

x, 221 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Summary:

"How have social media transformed politics in Western democracies? This book examines this question focusing on the power balance between and within parties in the Netherlands from a comparative perspective. Jacobs and Spierings also investigates topics such as local/European politics and the impact on women and ethnic-minorities"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137533890

1137533897

OCLC:

917340628

Publisher Number:

40025793181