Political Challengers or Political Outcasts?: Comparing Online Communication for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the British Liberal Democrats
Political Challengers or Political Outcasts?: Comparing Online Communication for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the British Liberal Democrats
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政治挑战者还是政治弃儿?:俄罗斯联邦共产党和英国自由民主党在线交流的比较
DOI:
10.1080/09668136.2012.712277
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
Oates S
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作者:
Oates S
This article compares the web presence of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the British Liberal Democrats in order both to analyse the ability of the internet to strengthen parties as political institutions as well as to reflect upon the relative democratic value of parties online in different types of regimes. The article compares the party websites in early 2010 through an analysis of online audience, web links, content posted by parties and user-generated material linked to the two parties. The research found that the online potential of party communication, despite the universal availability of powerful tools of information distribution and social networking opportunities, was far more closely tied to national political culture than to cyber-culture in general. The Communist Party web activity tended to parallel the party activity offline, failing to craft the appearance of a more modern or inclusive party. At the same time, supporters of the British Liberal Democrats made greater use of external social networking and were apparently more connected with the broader political sphere, although perhaps at the expense of party branding and control. The findings demonstrate the need to understand how national political organisations and attitudes can play a much stronger role than technological potential in shaping the democratising forces of the online sphere.
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影响因子:
2.6
作者:
Rachel Gibson;Stephen Ward;P. Nixon
通讯作者:
P. Nixon
影响因子:
2.6
作者:
J. Street
通讯作者:
J. Street
影响因子:
0.5
作者:
L. Shade
通讯作者:
L. Shade
影响因子:
3.6
作者:
Cathy Packer
通讯作者:
Cathy Packer
DOI:
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发表时间:
2010
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影响因子:
--
作者:
Rachel Gibson
通讯作者:
Rachel Gibson