Social media and political accountability [electronic resource] : bridging the gap between citizens and politicians / Andrea Ceron.

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Social media and political accountability [electronic resource] : bridging the gap between citizens and politicians / Andrea Ceron.

9783319526270 (electronic book)
3319526278 (electronic book)
331952626X
9783319526263

Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]

English

1 online resource.

10.1007/978-3-319-52627-0 doi

HM742

302.231

"This book illustrates how social media platforms enable us to understand everyday politics and evaluates the extent to which they can foster accountability, transparency and responsiveness. The first part focuses on accountability and tests whether the offline behavior of politicians is consistent with their online declarations, showing that textual analysis of politicians' messages is useful to explain phenomena such as endorsements, party splits and appointments to cabinet. The second part concerns responsiveness. By means of sentiment analysis, it investigates the shape of the interaction between citizens and politicians determining whether politicians' behavior is influenced by the pressure exerted on social media both on policy and non-policy issues. Finally, the book evaluates whether a responsive behavior is successful in restoring online political trust, narrowing the gap between voters and political elites. The book will be of use to students, scholars and practitioners interested in party organization, intra-party politics, legislative politics, social media analysis and political communication, as well as politicians themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

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