Is Social Media Changing How We Understand Political Engagement? An Analysis of Facebook and the 2008 Presidential Election

This research conceptualizes political engagement in Facebook and examines the political activity of Facebook users during the 2008 presidential primary (T1) and general election (T2). Using a resource model, we test whether factors helpful in understanding offline political participation also expla...

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Published in:Political research quarterly 2013-12, Vol.66 (4), p.883-895
Main Authors: Carlisle, Juliet E., Patton, Robert C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Conceptualization
Debates
Educational technology
Election results
Elections
Facebook
Information technology
Internet
Internet access
Mass Media
Negative campaigning
Networks
Online social networking
Participation
Political activity
Political campaigns
Political elections
Political Participation
Political research
Politics
Presidential elections
Presidents
Primaries
Primary Elections
Social Capital
Social media
Social networks
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic Status
Voting
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