Politics

Much Ado About Nothing? The Use of Social Media in the New Digital Agenda Committee of the German Bundestag

More technical opportunities and also more communicative and participatory options online could lead to more political interest in general, and to closer interrelations between citizens and politicians. From the point of view of democratic theory, it …

Dynamics of a Scandal: The Centrelink Robodebt Affair on Twitter

Social Media in Australian Federal Elections: Comparing the 2013 and 2016 Campaigns

Politics of tweeting, tweeting of politics: The uses of social media by state parliamentarians in Germany and Australia

Digital Dialogue? Australian Politicians' use of the Social Network Tool Twitter

The recent emergence of online social media has had a significant effect on the contemporary political landscape, yet our understanding of this remains less than complete. This article adds to current understanding of the online engagement between …