E-Activism: New Media and Political Participation in Europe

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E-Activism: New Media and Political Participation in Europe

García Luengo, Oscar

media malaise
political activism
political participation
mass media

The demonstrations in Spain on March 13th, 2004 following the terrorist attacks in Madrid present an interesting challenge for political communication research. For the first time in the history of Spain, people employed communication technologies in order to create the dynamics of peaceful civil disobedience. Research on political communication has traditionally paid attention to the classic outlets in order to analyze the impact of media exposure on political affectation. Taking the cited framework as the main reference, this article compares the connection between political activism and the consumption of new and old media in European countries. Analyzing the use of these technologies is important because research on political communication has traditionally only focused on the classic media techniques to analyze the impact of media exposure on political disaffection. Therefore, using the March 13th demonstrations, this article compares the connection between political activism and the consumption of new and old media in European countries.

Tecnológico de Monterrey: Departamento de Relaciones Internacionales y Ciencia Política

2006

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E-Activism: New Media and Political Participation in Europe

Confines de relaciones internacionales y ciencia política, ISSN 1870-3569, Nº. 4, 2006

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