This book assembles six chapters by respected and emerging scholars in political science and communication to produce a first sustained look at Twitter's role in the 2016 US Presidential Election. While much attention has already been paid to Trump's use of Twitter as a phenomenon-how it helps drive news cycles, distracts attention from other matters, or levies attacks against rivals, the news media, and other critics-there has been little scholarly analysis of the impact Twitter played in the actual election. These chapters apply an impressive diversity of theoretical explanations and methodological approaches to explore how this new technology shaped an American election, and what impact it could have in the future.
Edition
Language
Place of publication
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
8 farbige Abbildungen, 8 s/w Abbildungen
XVII, 121 p. 16 illus., 8 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
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ISBN-13
978-3-319-68980-7 (9783319689807)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-68981-4
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Christopher J. Galdieri
is Associate Professor of Politics at Saint Anselm College, USA. He received his doctorate from the University of Minnesota, and is a frequent commentator on New Hampshire and presidential primary elections. He has published in
Politics and Policy
,
New England Journal of Political Science
, and
Columbia Journalism Review.
Jennifer C. Lucas
is Professor of Politics at Saint Anselm College, USA. Her research has appeared in
Politics & Gender
,
American Politics Research
, and
Social Science Quarterly
.
Tauna S. Sisco
is Associate Professor of Sociology at Saint Anselm College, USA. Her work has appeared in several edited volumes as well as in
Feminist Media Studies
and the
Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy.
1. Politics in 140 Characters.- 2. Less is More Ideological: Conservative and Liberal Communication on Twitter in the 2016 Electon.- 3. Tweet You Very Much: An Analysis of Twitter Discussion during the 2016 Presidential Primary Election.- 4. Candidate Image: When Tweets Trump Tradition.- 5. Tweeting on the Campaign Trail: The When, How, and What Trump Tweeted.- 6. Donald Trump, Naturally: Revisionist Environmental Policy, Global Warming Tweets, and the Unexpected Emphasis of Climate Change in the 2016 Election.- 6. Can We at Least All Laugh Together Now? Twitter and Online Political Humor during the 2016 Election.
