The development of democratic systems is a crucial task as confirmed by its selection as one
of the Millennium Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations. In this article, we …

Political participation has seen substantial changes in terms of both its structure and its
scope. One of the most prominent venues of citizen engagement today is participation that …

An increasing number of comparative case studies explore the drivers and impacts of digital
technologies on political parties (Bennet et al., 2018. The democratic interface: Technology …

This research delves into the intricate interplay between political trust, political efficacy, and
engagement in the political process. Analysing survey data collected from 530 participants …

This article explores the role of trust in professional and alternative media as (a) antecedents
of citizen news production, and (b) moderators of the effect of citizen news production on …

The contributions of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and social media to the climate
crisis are often underestimated. To date, much of the focus has been on direct emissions …

This chapter outlines the main dimensions of analysis for assessing how mainstream and
new parties are building their digital platforms and transitioning from traditional (offline) …

Scholars of critical algorithmic studies, including those from geography, anthropology,
Science and Technology Studies and communication studies, have begun to consider how …

Social media have become increasingly central to civic mobilisation and protest movements
around the world. Emotions, symbols, self-presentation and visual communication are …

This article analyzes collective emotions toward political change in a populist democracy.
Taking the federalization of the Philippines led by President Rodrigo Duterte as an exemplar …