Online Political Communication Research Methods

The authors explored the research methods of the manifold studies on online political communication published in nine selected scientific journals over an 8-year period stretching from the beginning of 2009 to March 2017 and systematized the results into a comprehensive, methodological, “state-of-th...

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Autores principales: Brunnerová Olga, Charvát Jakub
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2f6758a264454bd2a53753203d56d3ca2021-12-02T19:04:29ZOnline Political Communication Research Methods1801-342210.2478/pce-2020-0019https://doaj.org/article/2f6758a264454bd2a53753203d56d3ca2020-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2020-0019https://doaj.org/toc/1801-3422The authors explored the research methods of the manifold studies on online political communication published in nine selected scientific journals over an 8-year period stretching from the beginning of 2009 to March 2017 and systematized the results into a comprehensive, methodological, “state-of-the-art” report. The main findings are that the most frequent method of researching online political communication is the quantitative or qualitative content analysis. Still, recurrent is the combination of methodological approaches, where the quantitative and qualitative techniques complement each other. Moreover, the research of political communication in general, but online especially, has become more an interdisciplinary field. Yet the collection and analysis of data from new media and social networks requires more and more advanced expert skills.Brunnerová OlgaCharvát JakubSciendoarticlepolitical communicationnew mediaresearch methodssocial networksweb 2.0Political scienceJCSENSKPolitics in Central Europe, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 433-454 (2020)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language CS
EN
SK
topic political communication
new media
research methods
social networks
web 2.0
Political science
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spellingShingle political communication
new media
research methods
social networks
web 2.0
Political science
J
Brunnerová Olga
Charvát Jakub
Online Political Communication Research Methods
description The authors explored the research methods of the manifold studies on online political communication published in nine selected scientific journals over an 8-year period stretching from the beginning of 2009 to March 2017 and systematized the results into a comprehensive, methodological, “state-of-the-art” report. The main findings are that the most frequent method of researching online political communication is the quantitative or qualitative content analysis. Still, recurrent is the combination of methodological approaches, where the quantitative and qualitative techniques complement each other. Moreover, the research of political communication in general, but online especially, has become more an interdisciplinary field. Yet the collection and analysis of data from new media and social networks requires more and more advanced expert skills.
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Charvát Jakub
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