Gender and Online Politics: Digital Media as Friend and Foe in Times of Change. (April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Boulianne, Shelley; Koc-Michalska, Karolina; Vedel, Thierry
• Other Names: Boulianne Shelley guest-editor.; Koc-Michalska Karolina guest-editor.; Vedel Thierry guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Social science computer review. Volume 39:Number 2(2021)
• Page Start: 175
• Page End: 180
• Publication Date: 2021-04
• Subjects: digital media -- social media -- gender gap -- online communication; Social sciences -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Computers -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Microcomputers -- Periodicals; Sciences sociales -- Informatique -- Périodiques; Micro-ordinateurs -- Périodiques; 300.285
• DOI: 10.1177/0894439319865511
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0894-4393

Abstract

This volume highlights gender issues related to using digital media for online politics. The submissions offer a balanced perspective about the role of digital media; this tool can be used for social change or to limit social change. The submissions use qualitative and quantitative analyses of digital trace data and survey data to present a rich perspective on gender and online politics. The collection offers a cross-national perspective including research on China, Germany, Norway, Spain, the United States, and the United Kingdom.