The Use of Twitter in online political communication: Barcelona en Comú case study during 2015 city council election

This thesis aims to analyse the use of digital networks as a tool for electoral communication by new political organisations. Thus, the research study is focused on Barcelona 2015 city council election and the political organisation Barcelona en Comú, formed by six political parties. Methodologicall...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: García-Carretero, Lucía
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:CBUC, CESCA
Repositorio:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red
OAI Identifier:oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/667930
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/667930
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electoral communication
Political communication
Twitter
Barcelona en Comú
Council election
Comunicación electoral
Comunicación política
Elecciones municipales
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Sumario:This thesis aims to analyse the use of digital networks as a tool for electoral communication by new political organisations. Thus, the research study is focused on Barcelona 2015 city council election and the political organisation Barcelona en Comú, formed by six political parties. Methodologically, it combines quantitative and qualitative technics through the mixed-method approach. These methods are social network analysis, content analysis, SEO analysis and semi-structured in-depth interviews. Overall, the research identifies different opinion leaders and a hierarchical network according to citizen's feedback, the type of message according to populism as a style of political communication, and the design of the electoral strategies by the political parties.