What a Difference a Critical Election Makes : Social Networks and Political Discussion in Italy Between 2008 and 2013. / Campus, Donatella; Ceccarini, Luigi; Vaccari, Cristian.
In: International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Vol. 27, No. 4, 02.12.2015, p. 588-601.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
What a Difference a Critical Election Makes : Social Networks and Political Discussion in Italy Between 2008 and 2013. / Campus, Donatella; Ceccarini, Luigi; Vaccari, Cristian.
In: International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Vol. 27, No. 4, 02.12.2015, p. 588-601.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - What a Difference a Critical Election Makes
T2 - Social Networks and Political Discussion in Italy Between 2008 and 2013
AU - Campus, Donatella
AU - Ceccarini, Luigi
AU - Vaccari, Cristian
PY - 2015/12/2
Y1 - 2015/12/2
N2 - This article offers an analysis of the factors associated with frequency of political discussion among representative samples of Italian voters during the general election campaigns of 2008 and 2013. This diachronic comparison allows us to assess how political discussion was shaped in two campaigns characterized by widely different opinion climates, with the 2013 one marked by widespread political disaffection. Our findings show that political discussion notably increased in 2013 and the factors driving political conversations changed substantially. Whereas in 2008 those who voted out of protest and were part of politically homogeneous groups were less likely to talk about politics than the rest of the sample, in 2013 the interaction between protest voting and network homogeneity strongly boosted political discussion.
AB - This article offers an analysis of the factors associated with frequency of political discussion among representative samples of Italian voters during the general election campaigns of 2008 and 2013. This diachronic comparison allows us to assess how political discussion was shaped in two campaigns characterized by widely different opinion climates, with the 2013 one marked by widespread political disaffection. Our findings show that political discussion notably increased in 2013 and the factors driving political conversations changed substantially. Whereas in 2008 those who voted out of protest and were part of politically homogeneous groups were less likely to talk about politics than the rest of the sample, in 2013 the interaction between protest voting and network homogeneity strongly boosted political discussion.
KW - social networks
KW - political discussion
KW - network homogeneity
KW - election campaigns
U2 - 10.1093/ijpor/edv045
DO - 10.1093/ijpor/edv045
M3 - Article
VL - 27
SP - 588
EP - 601
JO - International Journal of Public Opinion Research
JF - International Journal of Public Opinion Research
SN - 0954-2892
IS - 4
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