Title Social Media and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe / Pawel Surowiec

Edition First edition Published London : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource : text file, PDF Series BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies ; 113 BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies ; 113 Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: social media, politics and democracy in post-transition Central and Eastern Europe; Marking the new territories: social media and Central and Eastern Europe; Media democracies, hybridity and fragmentation: breaking up the 'bloc' logic; Setting the scene and overcoming the modelling approaches; The organisation and structure of this book; Contribution of the volume; Notes; References; PART I: Political parties, actors and social media 1. Who is afraid of the platforms? Adoption of and strategies for use of social media by politicians in the Czech RepublicPoliticians on social networking sites: key discourses and areas of enquiry; Social media in Czech society and Czech politics; Candidates on social media during the 2013 elections; Methodology; Selected results; Conclusions; Notes; References; 2. The 2014 presidential elections campaign in Romania: connecting with civic-ness on Facebook; Introduction; Social media and key features of political campaigning; Web 2.0 and Romanian politics The 2014 elections: the 'Facebook presidency'Discussion; Conclusions; Note; References; 3. Towards self-mediatization of politics: parliamentarians' use of Facebook and Twitter in Croatia and Hungary; Introduction; From mediatization to self-mediatization of politics; The internet and the social networking sites in the politics of Croatia and Hungary; Research methodology; Sample and data; Results; Discussion and conclusions; Acknowledgement; Notes; References; 4. Personalization of political communication in social media: the 2014 Slovenian national election campaign; Introduction Professionalization of political communication and personalization of politicsTowards the increased role of social media in Slovenian election campaigning; Methodologies; Use of Twitter in 2014 campaign for the Slovenian Parliament; Discussion; Conclusions; Notes; References; 5. Professionalization and intentional disengagement: Facebook campaigning in the Bulgarian local elections in 2015; Internet and politics in Bulgarian context; Research methodology; Methods; Results; Summary of the results; Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; References; Official party Facebook pages PART II: Social movements, interest and professional groups and social media6. We have been to Bolotnaya: Russian protests, the online public sphere and the discourse of division; Introduction; Theorizing civil society and the public sphere in Russia; Online social media and participatory democracy; Internet, Facebook and the Russian protest; Data and method; Rhetoric of division: 'us' versus 'them'; Use of pronouns: 'us' versus 'everyone'; Figures of speech: constructing 'the other'; Discussion; Notes; References; 7. The networked public sphere and Ukrainian journalists Summary "Social media are increasingly revolutionising the ways in which political communication works, and their importance for engaging citizens in politics and public affairs is well understood by political actors. This book surveys current developments in social media and politics in a range of Central and Eastern European countries, including Ukraine and Russia. It explores the process of adoption of social media by politicians, journalists and civic activists, examines the impact of the different social and cultural backgrounds of the countries studied, and discusses specific political situations, such as the 2012 protests in Moscow or the 2014 EuroMaidan events in Ukraine, where social media played an important role. The book concludes by addressing how the relationship between social media and politics is likely to develop and how it might affect the still relatively new democracies in the region."--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Communication in politics -- Technological innovations -- Europe, Central Communication in politics -- Technological innovations -- Europe, Eastern Social media -- Political aspects -- Europe, Central Social media -- Political aspects -- Europe, Eastern Communication in politics -- Technological innovations Politics and government Social media -- Political aspects SUBJECT Europe, Central -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94003220 Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90000580 Subject Central Europe Eastern Europe Form Electronic book Author Stetka, Vaclav ISBN 9781315657431 1315657430

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