Mobilization and support structures in radical right party networks. Digital political communication ecologies in the 2019 European parliament elections

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dc.contributor.authorHeft, Annett
dc.contributor.authorReinhardt, Susanne
dc.contributor.authorPfetsch, Barbara
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-30T14:18:49Z
dc.date.available2023-08-30T14:18:49Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe 2019 European Parliament elections seemingly fostered concerted political action among radical right parties (RRPs) to fortify their positions and mobilize publics on a pan-European scale. Digital platforms provide central infrastructure for networks among political actors and user interactions on the ground. Our study, therefore, investigates the intra- and transnational networking on Twitter established by RRPs’ strategic communication and user interactions. To understand how distinct political and media-related opportunity structures align with different intensities, types, and meanings of digital connections, we investigate the salience, actor types, and geographical scopes as well as the functions of digital connections within and across Twitter networks in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Sweden during the EP election campaigns. Our results indicate the influence of parties’ structural power position on networked communication: The ecologies around RRPs in government reflect their integration in national discourses and competition. The networks of RRPs in opposition display a self-referential campaign ecology for the promotion and distribution of candidates, content, and positions. Transnationality in these networks is structured by EU-level collaboration and driven by civil society and political entrepreneurs, who appear keener to mobilize across borders.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research [grant no 16DII114 and 16DII125].en
dc.identifier.citation Heft, A., Reinhardt, S., & Pfetsch, B. (2022). Mobilization and support structures in radical right party networks. Digital political communication ecologies in the 2019 European parliament elections. Information, Communication & Society, 26(15), 2961–2981. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2022.2129269
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2022.2129269
dc.identifier.eissn1468-4462
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.weizenbaum-library.de/handle/id/197
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.issupplementedbyhttps://www.weizenbaum-library.de/handle/id/820
dc.rightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectTwitteren
dc.subjectRadical right parties
dc.subjectuser interactions
dc.subjecttransnational mobilization
dc.subjectdigital communication ecologies
dc.subjectdigital networks
dc.subjectPrawo i Sprawiedliwość
dc.subjectSverigedemokraterna
dc.subjectFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs
dc.subjectFPÖ
dc.subjectAlternative für Deutschland
dc.subjecttwitrtrAfD
dc.subjectRassemblement National
dc.subjectLega Nord
dc.subjectFacebook
dc.subjecttwitter
dc.titleMobilization and support structures in radical right party networks. Digital political communication ecologies in the 2019 European parliament elections
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.statuspublishedVersion
dcmi.typeText
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue15
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleInformation, Communication & Society
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend2981
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart2961
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume26
local.researchgroupDigitalisierung und transnationale Öffentlichkeit
local.researchtopicDemokratie – Partizipation – Öffentlichkeit
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