Ruiz-Soler, Javier
(2016)
Reactions to Juncker’s State of the Union speech show the difficulties in creating a European public sphere online.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog
(22 Sep 2016).
Website.
Abstract
Can platforms like Twitter facilitate the creation of a European public sphere? Based on an analysis of tweets during Jean-Claude Juncker’s ‘State of the Union 2016’ speech, Javier Ruiz-Soler outlines how Twitter can be conceived of as a ‘networked public sphere’ in which citizens have the potential to engage in a more democratic and participative form of political conversation. He finds little evidence for a genuine public sphere existing in relation to the speech, but suggests that other topics can generate more heterogeneous networks, with civil society and independent actors playing a greater role.
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