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dc.contributor.authorBjørnå, Hilde
dc.contributor.authorSteinveg, Beate
dc.contributor.authorHernes, Hans-Kristian
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-07T06:59:26Z
dc.date.available2022-09-07T06:59:26Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-27
dc.description.abstractThis paper discusses the impact of new media on local politics and politicians in a highly digitalised and advanced democracy. Through case studies and interviews of elite representatives in three Norwegian municipalities, the paper’s ambition is to gain further understanding of the use of new media at the local political level and how new media influence and shape the role of local political representatives. To this aim we engage with established literature on new media use in campaigns and as self-promotion, as well as literature on new media and democracy. The main findings are that the use of new media, particularly Facebook, is widespread, hardening the political debate, and especially straining for younger women. Moreover, new media contribute to the “professionalizing” of political communication as they require more strategic thinking around messaging and engagement. While they have in some ways contributed to bringing local representatives closer to the citizens and provided valuable information, they have also produced “echo-chamber” eects. In sum, new media provide challenges and opportunities that may impact one’s willingness to stand as a representative and contribute to creating new “types” of local politicians.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBjørnå H, Steinveg B, Hernes H. Local politicians in the age of new media. Frontiers in Political Science. 2022;4en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2043348
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpos.2022.917716
dc.identifier.issn2673-3145
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/26685
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dc.relation.journalFrontiers in Political Science
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleLocal politicians in the age of new mediaen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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