Social media adoption and popularity of members of the European parliament
Authors: Yannas, Prodromos 
Lappas, Georgios 
Triantafillidou, Amalia 
Issue Date: 1-Jul-2018
Conference: 5th Multidisciplinary International Social Networks Conference (MISNC '18), 16-18 July 2018, Saint-Etienne, France 
Book: Proceedings of the 5th Multidisciplinary International Social Networks Conference 
Series: ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Keywords: ACM proceedings, Committees, European Parliament, MEP, Social media adoption, Social media popularity
Abstract: 
The present study examines the usage of social media (i.e., Facebook and Twitter) by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) of the current legislative term. Specifically, it tests the impact of several predictors on MEPs' social media adoption and popularity as measured by the number of social media supporters. Differences in social media usage of MEPs were found to be explained by variables such as parliamentarians' gender, Europarty affiliation, and country-of-origin. Moreover, results suggest that social media popularity of MEPs could be predicted by the European region form which political actors originate, the ideology of their Euro-party affiliation, and the type of committee in which MEPs are assigned. In addition, the study sheds light on how the two platforms (Facebook and Twitter) differ in regards to the factors that impact MEPs' social media popularity.
ISBN: 9781450364652
DOI: 10.1145/3227696.3227722
URI: https://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/2475
Type: Conference Paper
Department: Department of Business Administration 
School: School of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences 
Affiliation: University of West Attica (UNIWA) 
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