Parliamentary Rhetoric Meets the Twittersphere: Rethinking the Politicisation of European Public Debates with the Rise of SocialMedia
This chapter addresses the question of how the forms and rules of debating are transforming in the context of the politicisation of European public debates with the emergence of social media. Drawing from a political activity approach to politics that considers parliamentary debates as the paradigm...
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| Tipo de recurso: | capítulo de libro |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Repositorio: | Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/713369 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10486/713369 https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82700-7_6 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | European politics democracy parliamentarism procedures agenda debate Derecho |
| Sumario: | This chapter addresses the question of how the forms and rules of debating are transforming in the context of the politicisation of European public debates with the emergence of social media. Drawing from a political activity approach to politics that considers parliamentary debates as the paradigm for other forms of debate, it discusses challenges posed by the dynamics between the overlapping of traditional and emerging forms of debate. As social media is shaping political discourse, the ideas of democracy and plurality of opinion have been globally challenged by anti-democratic movements. However, the “Twittersphere” also offers ways to diversify issues on the European agenda, as was shown in the case of 2019 European elections, and can thus contribute to the strengthening of European democracy. The chapter argues that, while the social media complements national parliamentary debates and can Europeanise public debates overall, the challenges to democracy remain, and they must be addressed through the consideration of procedures and rules of debate. The chapter also reflects on the legislative proposal of the European Commission regarding moderation of online platforms published in December 2020 |
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