Sara Monteiro Machado
Biographic Data
| ID | 6796866 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara Monteiro Machado |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara Monteiro |
| FAMILY NAME | Machado |
| SIGNATURE | MACHADO S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade do Porto |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8153-7747 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Faces of Europe
Social media platforms have become central arenas for election campaigning, pushing political actors to adapt to their attention‐driven logics. One prominent strategy is visual personalization, reflecting the platforms’ person‐centered, image‐driven design. This study offers the first large‐scale, cross‐national analysis of how political parties across 23 EU countries strategically employed two dimensions of visual personalization—individualizati…
Weaponizing Wedge Issues
The 2024 European Parliament elections took place against a backdrop of overlapping crises, including climate change, migration, and the Russian war against Ukraine, all of which have the potential to drive political polarization. These wedge issues can be strategically used in campaign communication to activate strong emotional and moral responses, exploit societal divisions, and fracture opposing coalitions. When combined with populist communic…
It glitters, but is it gold? Negative campaigning on social media in Portugal
In the era of dissonant public spheres, negative campaigning on social media is an increasingly relevant topic. This study enhances the understanding of negative campaigning in the Portuguese political communication context by introducing three advancements: (1) an assessment of which factors influence the use of negative campaigning by political parties on social media; (2) a more detailed characterization of the attacks and their targets; and (…
The million-euro answer”
Research on the relationship between youth, politics, and social media often overlooks the role and views of party youth wings. In this study, we seek to fill this gap by understanding (1) the objectives guiding the political communication of party youth wings on social media and (2) the opportunities and challenges they identify in the process. We do so by conducting semi-structured interviews with representatives of youth wings and informal you…
It speaks to me
The increasing electoral abstention of young people is a global problem that has raised concerns both inside and outside the academy. However, recent research suggests that young people are significantly more likely to vote when causes or issues close to them are at stake. This article explores the influence of context (the Covid-19 and far-right populism) on youth voter turnout. Using a triangulation of methods, data were collected both via a su…
Democracia em risco? Explorando a contribuição do ciberjornalismo para o fenómeno do filtro-bolha
Nos últimos anos, a academia tem-se debruçado sobre o fenómeno do filtro-bolha, uma bolha informacional digital criada pelos algoritmos, onde o utilizador é exposto constantemente a conteúdos personalizados de acordo com o seu perfil, valores e interesses. Neste contexto, o jornalismo – pilar das sociedades democráticas – é usualmente retratado como a antítese do filtro-bolha, cujos efeitos nefastos para a liberdade e a democracia parecem ser con…
It speaks to me
The increasing electoral abstention of young people is a global problem that has raised concerns both inside and outside the academy. However, recent research suggests that young people are significantly more likely to vote when causes or issues close to them are at stake. This article explores the influence of context (the Covid-19 and far-right populism) on youth voter turnout. Using a triangulation of methods, data were collected both via a su…
Democracia em risco? Explorando a contribuição do ciberjornalismo para o fenómeno do filtro-bolha
Nos últimos anos, a academia tem-se debruçado sobre o fenómeno do filtro-bolha, uma bolha informacional digital criada pelos algoritmos, onde o utilizador é exposto constantemente a conteúdos personalizados de acordo com o seu perfil, valores e interesses. Neste contexto, o jornalismo – pilar das sociedades democráticas – é usualmente retratado como a antítese do filtro-bolha, cujos efeitos nefastos para a liberdade e a democracia parecem ser con…
It speaks to me
The increasing electoral abstention of young people is a global problem that has raised concerns both inside and outside the academy. However, recent research suggests that young people are significantly more likely to vote when causes or issues close to them are at stake. This article explores the influence of context (the Covid-19 and far-right populism) on youth voter turnout. Using a triangulation of methods, data were collected both via a su…
The million-euro answer”
Research on the relationship between youth, politics, and social media often overlooks the role and views of party youth wings. In this study, we seek to fill this gap by understanding (1) the objectives guiding the political communication of party youth wings on social media and (2) the opportunities and challenges they identify in the process. We do so by conducting semi-structured interviews with representatives of youth wings and informal you…
Weaponizing Wedge Issues
The 2024 European Parliament elections took place against a backdrop of overlapping crises, including climate change, migration, and the Russian war against Ukraine, all of which have the potential to drive political polarization. These wedge issues can be strategically used in campaign communication to activate strong emotional and moral responses, exploit societal divisions, and fracture opposing coalitions. When combined with populist communic…
It glitters, but is it gold? Negative campaigning on social media in Portugal
In the era of dissonant public spheres, negative campaigning on social media is an increasingly relevant topic. This study enhances the understanding of negative campaigning in the Portuguese political communication context by introducing three advancements: (1) an assessment of which factors influence the use of negative campaigning by political parties on social media; (2) a more detailed characterization of the attacks and their targets; and (…
Faces of Europe
Social media platforms have become central arenas for election campaigning, pushing political actors to adapt to their attention‐driven logics. One prominent strategy is visual personalization, reflecting the platforms’ person‐centered, image‐driven design. This study offers the first large‐scale, cross‐national analysis of how political parties across 23 EU countries strategically employed two dimensions of visual personalization—individualizati…
Social Media and Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Social media (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Populism (2 works)