From Liberation to Turmoil
Social Media And Democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6288656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua A Tucker (0000-0003-1321-8650), Yannis Theocharis (0000-0001-7209-9669), Miguel E Roberts (0000-0001-6900-4366), Margaret E Roberts, Pablo Barberá Aresté (0000-0002-9063-4829), Pablo Barberá |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 46-59 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2017.0064 |
| OpenAlex | W2763409530 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 166 |
| References cited | 15 |
How can one technology—social media—simultaneously give rise to hopes for liberation in authoritarian regimes, be used for repression by these same regimes, and be harnessed by antisystem actors in democracy? We present a simple framework for reconciling these contradictory developments based on two propositions: 1) that social media give voice to those previously excluded from political discussion by traditional media, and 2) that although social media democratize access to information, the platforms themselves are neither inherently democratic nor nondemocratic, but represent a tool political actors can use for a variety of goals, including, paradoxically, illiberal goals
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social media · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · Computer Science · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Media and Politics
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Social Media, Political Polarization, and Political Disinformation
The Paradox of Participation Versus Misinformation
Misinformation, Disinformation, and Online Propaganda
Social Media, Echo Chambers, and Political Polarization
Do people learn about politics on social media? A meta-analysis of 76 studies
WhatsApp Statuses on Politico Religious Perspective
The Role of Algorithms in the Crisis of Democracy
Changing Dynamics of Political Party Communication
Materiales y evaluación del nivel de alfabetización para el reconocimiento de bots sociales en contextos de desinformación política
Doxing as a Form of Online Activism
Education and the challenges for democracy
Unveiling the digital persona image
Direct democracy in the digital age
Internet-based micro-identities as a driver of societal disintegration
Monitoring event-driven dynamics on Twitter
From hashtags to resistance
Susceptibilities of Democratic Electoral Systems
Adolescents and the dark side of social media—Law enforcement perspectives
Can Filter Bubbles Protect Information Freedom? Discussions of Algorithmic News Recommenders in Eastern Europe
Self-representations on social media
The new natural? Authenticity and the naturalization of educational technologies
Changing the Narrative
A Trade-off worth making
My Private–Public Sphere
Can we work it out? Affordances and constraints for cultivating perspective‐taking in digital contexts
Abogados y política
Exploring the dark and bright sides of Internet democracy
Does Social Media Use Matter? A Case Study of the 2018 Irish Abortion Referendum
Disinformation in Facebook Ads in the 2019 Spanish General Election Campaigns
From Mainstream to Social Media
Mapping Recent Development in Scholarship on Fake News and Misinformation, 2008 to 2017
Decentralizing electoral campaigns? New-old parties, grassroots and digital activism
Splintering and centralizing platform governance
The bi-directional relationship between perceived populist ad exposure and trust in democracy during an election campaign
Connective action in Myanmar
Conspiracy beliefs old and new, U.S. media old and new
Democracy and Electoral Politics in Zambia
Fact-checking on Twitter
Regulatory Control and Self-Censorship in Social Media
Tagging the Emirate
Broadcast information diffusion processes on social media networks
Individuals, Collectives, and Individuals in Collectives
Broadcast Information Diffusion Processes on Social Media Networks
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Political Effects of the Internet and Social Media
Political Effects of the Internet and Social Media
The anti-democratic prism
Framing the Russia-Ukraine crisis
Seven years of studying the associations between political polarization and problematic information
Isis at Its Apogee
Investigating public biodiversity conservation awareness based on the propagation of wildlife-related incidents on the Sina Weibo social media platform
Newmusic #Soundart
How Dictators Control the Internet
From Microfascism to Joyful Affects
Communication Rights for Social Bots
Competent Third Parties and Content Moderation on Platforms
Let's Meet Halfway
The current influence of social media on democratic debate, political parties and electioneering
Clear and Omnipresent Danger
Online Discourses in Post-Soviet Media
Same Same but Different? Gender Politics and (Trans-)National Value Contestation in Europe on Twitter
Relationship between the Use of Social Networks and Mistrust of Mass Media among Mexican Youth
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Facebook algorithm changes may have amplified local republican parties
Camouflaged propaganda
Teargas and Selfie Cams
Perceived Popularity and Online Political Dissent
Distract and Divert
Is pro-Kremlin Disinformation Effective? Evidence from Ukraine
Rediscovering China Through #ChinaTravel
The cost of repressing opposition parties in electoral authoritarian regimes
Media, information, and political participation
Arab resistance in the diaspora
Talking back to the wall
Platform Accountability in the European Union
When charismatic leadership Trumps social networking
Facebook as a Political Marketing Tool in an Illiberal Context. Mapping Political Advertising Activity on Facebook during the 2019 Hungarian European Parliament and Local Election Campaigns
The owners of information
Signaling silence
Does the platform matter? Social media and Covid-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries
Public health crisis as a stress test
Between democracy and authoritarian leadership
Accountability in Developing Democracies
ANO Dialog
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Refugees and Votes
AI, social media and echo chambers
Social Media Influence and Electoral Competition
Not All Bots are Created Equal
Algorithm-driven populism
The Effects of Digital Media on Political Knowledge and Participation in Election Campaigns
Iran
Defending the Authoritarian Regime Online
Reverse-engineering censorship in China
Exposure to ideologically diverse news and opinion on Facebook
A 61-million-person experiment in social influence and political mobilization
A Bad Workman Blames His Tweets
Censorship and deletion practices in Chinese social media
Can Democracy Survive the Internet
Democracy's Past and Future
Liberation Technology
Turning the Virtual Tables
How the Chinese Government Fabricates Social Media Posts for Strategic Distraction, Not Engaged Argument
Of Echo Chambers and Contrarian Clubs
| Unique citing works | 166 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 20,75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 164 |