"How have social media transformed politics in Western democracies? This book examines this question focusing on the power balance between and within parties in the Netherlands from a comparative perspective. Jacobs and Spierings also investigates topics such as local/European politics and the impact on women and ethnic-minorities"-- Provided by publisher
Includes bibliographical references and index
Machine generated contents note: -- PART I: BACKGROUND -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theorizing Social Media, Parties and Political Inequalities -- 3. Social Media in Politics: The Netherlands from a Comparative Perspective -- PART II: CHANGES IN THE POWER BALANCE -- 4. Inter-Party Relations: David versus Goliath -- 5. Intra-Party Politics: David versus Nabal and Abigail -- 6. Social Media go Glocal: The Local and European Arenas -- PART III: THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA -- 7. The Electoral Impact of Social Media -- 8. Conclusion
