MEPs 2.0? Europarliamentarians talking to Voters in the Internet Era

This paper systematically looks at the nature of MEPs’ internet-based “web tools” in the past EP legislature and at the extent to which their features reflect the complex nature of the EP environment (“Europeanization of communication”). To conduct this operation, a variety of structural and graphic...

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Main Author: Stefano Braghiroli
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Language:English
Published: European Institute of Romania 2010-09-01
Series:Romanian Journal of European Affairs
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Online Access:https://rjea.ier.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/articole/RJEA_Vol.10_No_.3_MEPs_2_.0_EUROPARLIAMENTARIANS_TALKING_TO_VOTERS_IN_THE_INTERNET_ERA_.pdf
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description This paper systematically looks at the nature of MEPs’ internet-based “web tools” in the past EP legislature and at the extent to which their features reflect the complex nature of the EP environment (“Europeanization of communication”). To conduct this operation, a variety of structural and graphic features of MEPs’ websites have been identified, which have been made statistically analyzable, following a process of standardization and categorization, and were finally collected into a unique dataset. The preliminary figures obtained have been then controlled for a wide array of pluri-dimensional factors, operating both at micro-/individual-level and at macro-/country-level. Conceived as an explorative study towards clearer and more accurate understanding of MEPs’ internet-based communication styles and political strategies, our analysis aims at providing a stepping stone for further investigation in this direction.
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spelling doaj-art-e0ef0bf5323944059cabdd1fc8f916412025-08-20T02:38:38ZengEuropean Institute of RomaniaRomanian Journal of European Affairs1582-82711841-42732010-09-011038096MEPs 2.0? Europarliamentarians talking to Voters in the Internet EraStefano Braghiroli0PhD researcher at the Centre for the Study of Political Change (CIRCaP), University of Siena, ItalyThis paper systematically looks at the nature of MEPs’ internet-based “web tools” in the past EP legislature and at the extent to which their features reflect the complex nature of the EP environment (“Europeanization of communication”). To conduct this operation, a variety of structural and graphic features of MEPs’ websites have been identified, which have been made statistically analyzable, following a process of standardization and categorization, and were finally collected into a unique dataset. The preliminary figures obtained have been then controlled for a wide array of pluri-dimensional factors, operating both at micro-/individual-level and at macro-/country-level. Conceived as an explorative study towards clearer and more accurate understanding of MEPs’ internet-based communication styles and political strategies, our analysis aims at providing a stepping stone for further investigation in this direction.https://rjea.ier.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/articole/RJEA_Vol.10_No_.3_MEPs_2_.0_EUROPARLIAMENTARIANS_TALKING_TO_VOTERS_IN_THE_INTERNET_ERA_.pdfe-politicselectoral communicationeuropean parliamentinteractivitymeps
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MEPs 2.0? Europarliamentarians talking to Voters in the Internet Era
Romanian Journal of European Affairs
e-politics
electoral communication
european parliament
interactivity
meps
title MEPs 2.0? Europarliamentarians talking to Voters in the Internet Era
title_full MEPs 2.0? Europarliamentarians talking to Voters in the Internet Era
title_fullStr MEPs 2.0? Europarliamentarians talking to Voters in the Internet Era
title_full_unstemmed MEPs 2.0? Europarliamentarians talking to Voters in the Internet Era
title_short MEPs 2.0? Europarliamentarians talking to Voters in the Internet Era
title_sort meps 2 0 europarliamentarians talking to voters in the internet era
topic e-politics
electoral communication
european parliament
interactivity
meps
url https://rjea.ier.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/articole/RJEA_Vol.10_No_.3_MEPs_2_.0_EUROPARLIAMENTARIANS_TALKING_TO_VOTERS_IN_THE_INTERNET_ERA_.pdf
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