One conflict, two public spheres, three national debates: comparing the value conflict over judicial independence in Europe across print and social media
In: Journal of information technology & politics: JITP, S. 1-15
ISSN: 1933-169X
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In: Journal of information technology & politics: JITP, S. 1-15
ISSN: 1933-169X
In: Politics and governance, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 146-160
ISSN: 2183-2463
The progress achieved in women's rights and gender equality has become the target of a backlash driven by "anti-gender" activists and right-wing populists across EU member states. To a large extent, this conflict takes place in the digital and social media spheres, illustrating the new mediatized logic of value contestation. Therefore, we ask to what extent are the debates about gender equality on Twitter similar in three European countries, and how do users engage in these debates? We examine these questions by collecting Twitter data around the 2021 International Women's Day in Germany, Italy, and Poland. First, we show that the debate remains nationally segmented and is predominantly supportive of gender equality. While citizens engage with the gender equality value online, they do so in a prevailingly acclamatory fashion. In contrast, political and societal actors show higher levels of engagement with the value and receive more interactions on Twitter. Our study highlights the relevance of national contexts to the analysis of (transnational) social media debates and the limited political engagement of citizens on Twitter across Europe. We also critically discuss the strengths and weaknesses of a cross-country social media comparison.
Das ValCon-Projekt untersucht, ob und wie digitale und soziale Medien die zunehmende gesellschaftliche Wertepolarisierung und den Aufstieg des Populismus in Europa fördern. Die Studie wurde von Ipsos Public Affairs durchgeführt. Im Erhebungszeitraum April bis Mai 2021 wurden Personen zwischen 18 und 65 Jahren mit Internetzugang in 6 europäischen Ländern (Deutschland, Frankreich, Irland, Italien, Polen, Spanien) in Onlineinterviews (CAWI) zu folgenden Themen befragt: Soziale Medien, demokratische Werte, politische Partizipation und Ausrichtung. Die Auswahl der Befragten erfolgte durch eine Quotenstichprobe aus dem Ipsos Online-Access-Panel mit folgenden Quotenmerkmalen: Alter, Geschlecht, Region, Bildung.
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