Social media and collective action : a cross-country approach
Year: 2017
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: "Internet and social media have been considered main drivers of recent political turmoil and protests, most notably allegedly playing an important role during the Arab Spring. While rigorous evidence On the political implications Of new media is not altogether absent, existing rescarch has focused on a number of specific episodes and much of this perception is mainly thc result of journalistic analyses based on anecdotes rather than methodical research. In a large panel of countries, we examine whether Facebook increases various forms of collective action and political activity. To estimate the causal impact Of Facebook On political Outcomes, we exploit Facebook's release in a given language as an exogenous source of variation in access to social media where those languages are spoken. Our estimates imply a cumulative effect Of 15% additional protests since Faccbook originally launched". -- Tomado del resumen.
Author: Molina Guerra, Carlos Andrés
Language: English
Topic: Social Media and Politics
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7214813623