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Silva, Bruno Castanho and Proksch, Sven-Oliver (2022). Politicians unleashed? Political communication on Twitter and in parliament in Western Europe. Polit. Sci. Res. Meth., 10 (4). S. 776 - 793. CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. ISSN 2049-8489

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Abstract

Twitter is a prominent communication tool for politicians with two potential uses: as a substitute channel to circumvent constraints from other political arenas, or as an amplifier that reinforces party messages. Using a novel dataset containing tweets and parliamentary speeches by members of parliament (MPs) in seven countries, we estimate politicians' positions and intra-party dissent on European integration. We find that MPs' sentiment about Europe on Twitter is a valid measure of their party's position, while also uncovering intra-party disagreements. Our results suggest that most MPs amplify the partisan message, but MPs who participate less in parliamentary debate tend to have larger differences with their party on Twitter. Social media thus can free politicians from their party's grip.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Silva, Bruno Castanho UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Proksch, Sven-Oliver UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-660423
DOI:	10.1017/psrm.2021.36
Journal or Publication Title:	Polit. Sci. Res. Meth.
Volume:	10
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 776 - 793
Date:	2022
Publisher:	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication:	CAMBRIDGE
ISSN:	2049-8489
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language INTRAPARTY POLITICS; SOCIAL MEDIA; NEWS; SENTIMENT; FACEBOOK; TWEETS; IMPACT Multiple languages Political Science Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66042