Political expression has flourished online, especially on social media platforms, but there
are also participation gaps associated with long-standing social and digital inequalities …

This dissertation uses constructivist grounded theory to illuminate the practices and activities-
namely, those tied to the information creating and the informal information provider roles-of …

In this study, based on survey data collected from twelve European countries (N= 6111), we
build on the digital technology access model to examine the role of gender in access to the …

Purpose This experiment examines targeted public diplomacy message effects during a
crisis, focusing on effects of whether such messages provide a targeted solidarity call that …

El objetivo de este trabajo es conocer las habilidades en Internet de las mujeres
estudiantes, estableciendo grupos de habilidades más relacionadas con la inclusión digital …

Effective use of the Internet as a crucial information and communication network is
increasingly necessary to participate in society. This thesis analyzes differences in everyday …

This study investigates the Facebook posting behaviour of 922 posting users over a time
span of seven years (from 2007 to 2014), using an innovative combination of survey data …

As the social media landscape has become a significant space for civic and political activity,
it has created new opportunities for individuals to influence others' opinions. Relying on …

New media can foster political participation through different mechanisms, for example by
offering low-threshold forms of engagement. Expressing one's opinion online can be as …

Social media have become a part of the everyday lives of billions of people around the world
(Statista, 2020). However, not all people use social media equally and considerable …