Social Media in Politics [electronic resource] : Case Studies on the Political Power of Social Media / edited by Bogdan Pătruţ, Monica Pătruţ.

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Series: Public Administration and Information Technology ; 13Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: XV, 382 p. 69 illus. online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9783319046662

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Electronic books.

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320.014 23

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JA85-85.2

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Foreword -- Preface.-Part I: The Political Power of Social Media -- Part II: Using Social Media in Electoral Marketing -- Part III: Social Media in Mobilizating People for Riots and Revolutions.

In: Springer eBooksSummary: This volume sets out to analyse the relation between social media and politics by investigating the power of the internet, and more specifically social media, in the political and social discourse. The volume collects original research on the use of social media in political campaigns, electoral marketing, riots and social revolutions, presenting a range of case studies from across the world as well as theoretical and methodological contributions. Examples that explore the use of social media in electoral campaigns include, for instance, studies on the use of Facebook in the 2012 US presidential campaign and in the 2011 Turkish general elections. The final section of the book debates the usage of Twitter and other Web 2.0 tools in mobilizing people for riots and revolutions, presenting and analysing recent events in Istanbul and Egypt, among others.

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Foreword -- Preface.-Part I: The Political Power of Social Media -- Part II: Using Social Media in Electoral Marketing -- Part III: Social Media in Mobilizating People for Riots and Revolutions.

This volume sets out to analyse the relation between social media and politics by investigating the power of the internet, and more specifically social media, in the political and social discourse. The volume collects original research on the use of social media in political campaigns, electoral marketing, riots and social revolutions, presenting a range of case studies from across the world as well as theoretical and methodological contributions. Examples that explore the use of social media in electoral campaigns include, for instance, studies on the use of Facebook in the 2012 US presidential campaign and in the 2011 Turkish general elections. The final section of the book debates the usage of Twitter and other Web 2.0 tools in mobilizing people for riots and revolutions, presenting and analysing recent events in Istanbul and Egypt, among others.