Social media as an agenda-setting instrument in local politics
Abstract This article contributes to the literature on political agenda-setting on social media in the local context. Using interviews with local politicians in northern Norway, we discuss local politicians’ use of social media for agenda-setting in between elections from an agency perspective. We a...
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crdegruyter:10.2478/nor-2023-0016 2024-09-15T18:25:50+00:00 Social media as an agenda-setting instrument in local politics Steinveg, Beate Bjørnå, Hilde 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/nor-2023-0016 https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/nor-2023-0016 en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Nordicom Review volume 44, issue 2, page 299-314 ISSN 2001-5119 journal-article 2023 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2023-0016 2024-08-19T04:08:09Z Abstract This article contributes to the literature on political agenda-setting on social media in the local context. Using interviews with local politicians in northern Norway, we discuss local politicians’ use of social media for agenda-setting in between elections from an agency perspective. We ask whether local politicians seek to promote and control the definition of an issue on social media, and whether local politicians are influenced by citizens’ opinions on these platforms. We find that local politicians do take advantage of social media in the agenda-setting process, both for problem definition and to sell their ideas. Our findings reveal that local politicians use social media to bypass traditional media for political messaging and that they are sensitive to public opinion on Facebook. Furthermore, there is evidence in our study of online debates brought into formal policymaking processes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway De Gruyter Nordicom Review 44 2 299 314 |
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Abstract This article contributes to the literature on political agenda-setting on social media in the local context. Using interviews with local politicians in northern Norway, we discuss local politicians’ use of social media for agenda-setting in between elections from an agency perspective. We ask whether local politicians seek to promote and control the definition of an issue on social media, and whether local politicians are influenced by citizens’ opinions on these platforms. We find that local politicians do take advantage of social media in the agenda-setting process, both for problem definition and to sell their ideas. Our findings reveal that local politicians use social media to bypass traditional media for political messaging and that they are sensitive to public opinion on Facebook. Furthermore, there is evidence in our study of online debates brought into formal policymaking processes. |
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Social media as an agenda-setting instrument in local politics |
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