This study compares six metrics commonly used to identify influential players in two of
Canada's largest political Twitter communities based on the users, and ranking order of …

The coronavirus disease Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is exacting a huge toll on
individuals, families, communities, and societies across the world. The study of public …

Does social media use have a positive or negative impact on civic engagement? The cynical
“slacktivism hypothesis” holds that if citizens use social media for political conversation …

El presente artículo examina cómo la comunicación gubernamental en Twitter®, en el
contexto de crisis por Covid-19, ha producido diferentes sentimientos en la ciudadanía. Este …

Digital technologies offer new options for the practice of politics. The concept of a Fifth Estate
is based on findings that show how citizens are enabled by the Internet to hold institutions …

The Internet and digital technologies have changed the world we live in and the ways we
engage with one another and work and play. This is the starting point for this collection …

Digital technologies offer new options for the practice of politics captured by the idea of a
Fifth Estate. The concept of a Fifth Estate is based on empirical research that shows how …

This book examines the use and culture of digital media in Chinese cities. By examining
examples and data from Chinese and global social media platforms, the book argues that …

This book scrutinizes the media portrayals of (ethnic/religious) minorities in Germany,
encompassing the fields of public affairs, media effects, political communication …

Operating outside the framework of traditional systems of governance and civic
engagement, the digitally-mediated, networked society referred to as the 'Fifth …