Social Media And Political Participation In Pakistan

Political participation is considered a key factor for well-functioning democracy. Past studies, however, suggest a declining trend of citizen participation in politics, especially among youth, in many parts of the world. Recent evidence found the popularity of social media has contributed to partic...

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Main Author: Shahzad, Sobia
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
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spelling my-usm-ep.437562019-04-12T05:24:52Z Social Media And Political Participation In Pakistan 2018-03 Shahzad, Sobia P87-96 Communication. Mass media Political participation is considered a key factor for well-functioning democracy. Past studies, however, suggest a declining trend of citizen participation in politics, especially among youth, in many parts of the world. Recent evidence found the popularity of social media has contributed to participatory politics as people are increasingly exposed to political news via social media. The current study develops an integrated model of social media use and political participation to test its role in promoting political participation in Pakistan. 2018-03 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/43756/ http://eprints.usm.my/43756/1/SOBIA%20SHAHZAD.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Komunikasi
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Shahzad, Sobia
Social Media And Political Participation In Pakistan
description Political participation is considered a key factor for well-functioning democracy. Past studies, however, suggest a declining trend of citizen participation in politics, especially among youth, in many parts of the world. Recent evidence found the popularity of social media has contributed to participatory politics as people are increasingly exposed to political news via social media. The current study develops an integrated model of social media use and political participation to test its role in promoting political participation in Pakistan.
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title Social Media And Political Participation In Pakistan
title_short Social Media And Political Participation In Pakistan
title_full Social Media And Political Participation In Pakistan
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title_full_unstemmed Social Media And Political Participation In Pakistan
title_sort social media and political participation in pakistan
granting_institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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publishDate 2018
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