In Spain, the 2014 European Elections saw the unexpected rise of a new party Podemos,
which obtained five European Parliament seats only three months after its formation. In the …

Political communication via social media might well counter the eroding political trust. In
particular, social networking sites (SNS) enable direct flows of communication between …

In recent years, politicians and political parties have increasingly adopted various social
media as political communication platforms. While the research on the topic has provided …

With the rise of social media platforms based on the sharing of pictures and videos, the
question of how such platforms should be studied arises. Previous research on social media …

The political use of social media is a well-established field of research. We perform a content
analysis of the messages posted on Instagram—one of the fastest growing social networking …

This paper examines citizens' interactions with politicians in social media in what is referred
to as an everyday context, unmediated by news media. Through a representative survey, we …

This chapter looks into the use of digital media in the context of political activism and
describes the oppositional use of media in regard to two different platforms. They are: the …

En el contexto digital, las redes sociales se han convertido en potentes plataformas para la
difusión de la fotografía política. En concreto, se configuran como herramientas estratégicas …

The results of the elections to the European Parliament of 25 May 2014 marked a before and
an after for Spanish politics. This influential European campaign took place at a moment …

El uso político de las redes sociales es un campo de investigación bien establecido en los
estudios sobre comunicación. Actualmente, Instagram es una de las redes sociales de …