Social Media, Parties, and Political Inequalities / by Kristof Jacobs, Niels Spierings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobs, Kristof, Author.

Spierings, Niels., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Engineering.

Social media.

Telemarketing.

Internet marketing.

Political Science.

Technology and Engineering.

Social Media.

Digital Marketing.

Local Subjects:

Political Science.

Technology and Engineering.

Social Media.

Digital Marketing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137533906

1137533900

OCLC:

942588509