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Does mode matter? Measuring the effects of different types of online political engagement on offline participation/O modo importa? Medindo os efeitos de diferentes tipos de envolvimento politico on-line na participacao off-line

Recent studies have shown that online participation is a multi-dimensional phenomenon that replicates and extends existing forms of political engagement. What is less clear is the mobilizing potential of these different types of activity and particularly whether they trigger offline participation. T...

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Published in:Comunicação, Mídia e Consumo Mídia e Consumo, 2018-05, Vol.15 (43), p.10
Main Authors: Cunill, Marta Cantijoch, Cutts, David, Gibson, Rachel
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
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Summary:Recent studies have shown that online participation is a multi-dimensional phenomenon that replicates and extends existing forms of political engagement. What is less clear is the mobilizing potential of these different types of activity and particularly whether they trigger offline participation. This paper addresses these questions in an analysis of citizens online and offline behaviour in the context of a UK General Election. Specifically we identify three different modes of online engagement in the campaign, profile the individuals most likely to engage in them, and examine whether they affected individuals' likelihood of voting. Our findings show that while newer social media based 'e-expressive' activities are most likely to appeal to those individuals who are not already engaged in politics they do not necessarily increase the likelihood of voting. By contrast higher consumption of news and information online during an election does appear to significantly boost individuals' chances of turning out to vote. Keywords: online participation; digital media; voting, mobilisation; election campaign. Estudos recentes tem mostrado que a participacao on-line e um fenomeno multidimensional que replica e amplia formas existentes de engajamento politico. O que e menos claro e o potencial de mobilizacao desses diferentes tipos de atividade e, particularmente, se eles acionam a participacao off-line. Este artigo aborda essas questoes em uma analise do comportamento on-line e off-line dos cidadaos no contexto de uma eleicao geral no Reino Unido. Especificamente, identificamos tres modos diferentes de envolvimento on-line na campanha, relacionamos os individuos com maior probabilidade de participar deles e examinamos se afetavam a probabilidade de voto dos individuos. Nossas descobertas mostram que, embora as mais recentes atividades e-expressive baseadas em midia social tenham maior probabilidade de atrair as pessoas que ainda nao estao envolvidas na politica, elas nao aumentam necessariamente a probabilidade de votar. Por outro lado, o maior consumo de noticias e informacoes on-line durante uma eleicao parece aumentar significativamente as chances de os individuos votarem. Palavras-chave: participacao on-line; midia digital; votacao, mobilizacao; campanha eleitoral.
ISSN:1806-4981
DOI:10.18568/CMC.V15I43.1616