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This article examines the use of the Internet by a range of political actors in the 2004 European Parliament election in Britain—candidates, citizens, parties, government, pressure groups, and the media. Specifically, it surveys the structure of online political communications and the amount and nature of electoral information and engagement opportunities available to citizens in the framework ...

Political blogs are one of the pivotal alternative communication channels for political news in Malaysia. Many have argued that the mushrooming of political blogs nurtures the effective realization of human rights in the country. The paper studies the ‘Malaysian political blog readers–human rights’ relationship by exploring these questions: Has traditional mainstream media become obsolete with ...

Although considerable research has concentrated on online campaigning, it is still unclear how politicians use different social media platforms in political communication. Focusing on the German federal election campaign 2013, this article investigates whether election candidates address the topics most important to the mass audience and to which extent their communication is shaped by the char...

On 4 May 2011, the European Commission published a new Communication on Migration [1]. In light of the on-going political turmoil in North Africa and the subsequent impact on southern EU member states – notably Italy and Malta – the Communication outlines current and future proposals with regard to migration issues. However, it is not limited to policy areas affected by the situation in North A...

Ethics, Political Perspective Taking, and Digital Games Colin Fitzpatrick, Alexis Hope, Salwa Barhumi, Yanna Krupnikov and Matthew W. Easterday Northwestern University Author Note Colin Fitzpatrick, School of Communication, Northwestern University; Alexis Hope, School of Communication, Northwestern University; Salwa Barhumi, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University; Matth...

This paper discussed the discursive strategies in selected political rally campaigns of the 2011 elections in Southwestern Nigeria with a view to revealing the dynamics of political persuasion and mobilization in contemporary natural political communication in Nigeria. The data for the study were obtained from two political rallies in each of the six Southwestern states in Nigeria, making a tot...

this paper discussed the discursive strategies in selected political rally campaigns of the 2011 elections in southwestern nigeria with a view to revealing the dynamics of political persuasion and mobilization in contemporary natural political communication in nigeria. the data for the study were obtained from two political rallies in each of the six southwestern states in nigeria, making a tot...