The Role of Twitter in the 2016 US Election

Presents a diversity of methodological and theoretical approaches to the role of social media in elections
Provides a focused look at Twitter as a platform of political communication
Has wider implications for the role of technology in political elections

Autorentext

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.

Inhalt

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.