Social Media and European Politics

1. Do We Need to Rethink EU Politics in the Social Media Era? An Introduction to the Volume
Mauro Barisione, Asimina Michailidou

2. Social Media, Personalisation of News Reporting, and Media Systems’ Polarisation in Europe
Pablo Barberá, Cristian Vaccari, Augusto Valeriani

3. Engaging with European Politics Through Twitter and Facebook: Participation Beyond the National?
Michael Bossetta, Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, Hans-Jörg Trenz

4. A Digital Movement of Opinion? Contesting Austerity Through Social Media
Mauro Barisione, Andrea Ceron

5. Building Contention Word-by-Word: Social Media Usage in the European Stop ACTA Movement
Dan Mercea

6. Campaigning for Gender Equality Through Social Media: The European Women’s Lobby
Helena Seibicke

7. A Framework for Evaluating European Social Media Publics: The Case of the European Parliament’s Facebook Page
Ancuța-Gabriela Tarța

8. Extreme Right, the Internet and European Politics in CEE Countries: The Cases of Slovakia and the Czech Republic
Manuela Caiani, Alena Kluknavská

9. Social Media as Propaganda Tools: The Greek Conservative Party and National Elections
Yiannis Mylonas

10. Mediated Frustration and Self-Legitimation
Terje Rasmussen

11. Twitter, Public Engagement and the Eurocrisis: More than an Echo Chamber?
Asimina Michailidou

12. Debating Responsibility on the Eurozone Crisis in Traditional Media Newspaper Reporting in Greece and Germany Under a Social Media Lens
Jochen Roose, Moritz Sommer, Franziska Scholl, Maria Kousis, Kostas Kanellopoulos, Angelos Loukakis

Keywords: Social Sciences, Political Sociology, European Politics, Social Media, Online Marketing/Social Media