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The Interactive Parliament

Evolving Use of Digital Media by National Legislatures in the EU

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Soziologie der Parlamente

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How has the digital transformation under way across society affected parliaments? This chapter looks at the communication function with a particular view on social media use and draws for its analysis on two surveys of parliamentary websites across 28 EU member states conducted in 2015 and 2016. After presenting and describing the survey results, the chapter discusses the substantial variation across countries as well as the apparently dynamic development in overall parliamentary digital media use before offering an attempt at explanation focusing on social and political variables.

The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge research assistance from Frauke Riebe and Niklas Krösche.

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  1. Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Deutschland

    Julia Schwanholz, Patrick Theiner & Andreas Busch

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  1. Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Bayern, Germany

    Jenni Brichzin

  2. Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    Damien Krichewsky

  3. Universität Bielefeld , Bielefeld, Germany

    Leopold Ringel

  4. Institut für Soziologie, Goethe-Univ Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany

    Jan Schank

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Schwanholz, J., Theiner, P., Busch, A. (2018). The Interactive Parliament. In: Brichzin, J., Krichewsky, D., Ringel, L., Schank, J. (eds) Soziologie der Parlamente. Politische Soziologie. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-19945-6_13

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