Peter Smyth
Biographic Data
| ID | 3876110 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Smyth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Smyth |
| SIGNATURE | SMYTH P |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3481-4235 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Does digital campaigning matter, and if so, how? Testing a broadcast versus network effects model of candidates Twitter use
Studies of online campaigning have consistently demonstrated a positive impact on electoral success, but it remains unclear how this occurs. Some find the content and style of post matter, while others have pointed to overall activity as the key driver, promoting a “broadcast” effect model. Still, others have argued for indirect effects whereby candidates rely on followers to share content within their networks. This paper develops a “joined-up” …
Are Online Political Influencers Accelerating Democratic Deconsolidation
Social media campaigning is increasingly linked with anti-democratic outcomes, with concerns to date centring on paid adverts, rather than organic content produced by a new set of online political influencers. This study systematically compares voter exposure to these new campaign actors with candidate-sponsored ads, as well as established and alternative news sources during the US 2020 presidential election. Specifically, we examine how far high…
Mixing Comics and Literature in Calvino's Castle of Crossed Destinies
Italo Calvino's Castle of Crossed Destinies is unique among his later novels for failing to uphold the rules and constraints that he was increasingly fond of imposing on his works of fiction. To explain the novel's structural failure, this essay puts aside the framework for analysis which is commonly adopted, a structuralist reading rooted in Saussure's linguistics and Propp's narratology, and suggests a framework stemming from the comics that Ca…
The right flower to stick to’
In 1959 the Ulster Unionist Party (U.U.P.) abandoned the idea that relations between the government in Belfast and the two main parties in Westminster should be maintained with a semblance of impartiality. Hitherto, although the Unionist M.P.s at Westminster had taken the Conservative whip, overt criticism of Labour had remained comparatively muted, if only to ensure that those with socialist sympathies would remain under the Unionist umbrella ra…
Does digital campaigning matter, and if so, how? Testing a broadcast versus network effects model of candidates Twitter use
Studies of online campaigning have consistently demonstrated a positive impact on electoral success, but it remains unclear how this occurs. Some find the content and style of post matter, while others have pointed to overall activity as the key driver, promoting a “broadcast” effect model. Still, others have argued for indirect effects whereby candidates rely on followers to share content within their networks. This paper develops a “joined-up” …
The right flower to stick to’
In 1959 the Ulster Unionist Party (U.U.P.) abandoned the idea that relations between the government in Belfast and the two main parties in Westminster should be maintained with a semblance of impartiality. Hitherto, although the Unionist M.P.s at Westminster had taken the Conservative whip, overt criticism of Labour had remained comparatively muted, if only to ensure that those with socialist sympathies would remain under the Unionist umbrella ra…
Mixing Comics and Literature in Calvino's Castle of Crossed Destinies
Italo Calvino's Castle of Crossed Destinies is unique among his later novels for failing to uphold the rules and constraints that he was increasingly fond of imposing on his works of fiction. To explain the novel's structural failure, this essay puts aside the framework for analysis which is commonly adopted, a structuralist reading rooted in Saussure's linguistics and Propp's narratology, and suggests a framework stemming from the comics that Ca…
Are Online Political Influencers Accelerating Democratic Deconsolidation
Social media campaigning is increasingly linked with anti-democratic outcomes, with concerns to date centring on paid adverts, rather than organic content produced by a new set of online political influencers. This study systematically compares voter exposure to these new campaign actors with candidate-sponsored ads, as well as established and alternative news sources during the US 2020 presidential election. Specifically, we examine how far high…
Does digital campaigning matter, and if so, how? Testing a broadcast versus network effects model of candidates Twitter use
Studies of online campaigning have consistently demonstrated a positive impact on electoral success, but it remains unclear how this occurs. Some find the content and style of post matter, while others have pointed to overall activity as the key driver, promoting a “broadcast” effect model. Still, others have argued for indirect effects whereby candidates rely on followers to share content within their networks. This paper develops a “joined-up” …
Sociology (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Social media (2 works) · Social Media and Politics (2 works) · Art (1 work)