Reflections and Distortions
- The Electoral Impact of Social Media in Europe
The European Network of
Political Foundations and the Centre for International & European Political
Economy & Governance (University of the Peloponnese) have just published
the book “Reflections and Distortions - The Electoral Impact of Social Media in
Europe” by Panagiotis Kakolyris.
The book explores the degree of association between
the political parties' number of followers on social media and the number of
votes in national elections. It, contains primary research data for the 27
European Union member states and the United Kingdom, covering the period
between 2015 and 2020.
Abstract from the book:
We usually evaluate the
political role of social media by employing the "logic of the
pendulum". Between the two extremes—the absolute deification and
deprecation of social media—one can always find the Aristotelian medium. In no
way can their power be underestimated, but we must evaluate this power on the
right principles.
You
can download the book here.
