Critical social media information flows: political trust and protest behaviour among Kazakhstani college students

Bekmagambetov, Amanzhol; Wagner, Kevin M.; Gainous, Jason; Sabitov, Zhaxylyk; Rodionov, Adil; Gabdulina, B.A.

doi:10.1080/02634937.2018.1479374

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“…This presents a new and different direction for the understanding of the effect of online political information on attitudes and behaviors. Earlier work looked at the correlation between consumption and attitudes (Bekmagambetov et al 2018; Gainous et al 2019), and much research has focused on how online platforms can reshape electoral processes (Barber 2001; Corrado and Firestone 1996; Gainous and Wagner 2011, 2014). However, this work shifts the focus suggesting that how the individual engages with the material is essential as well.…”

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“…Available information helps build attitudes and opinions about politics, and those resulting attitudes shape behavior (Zaller 1992). Recent research has focused on how the internet provides stimuli for change by providing a venue for dissident information, or information that is explicitly critical of government, resulting in the creation of more negative attitudes toward the state (Bekmagambetov et al 2018; Gainous et al 2019). While the effect of dissident information in digital forums is well-established, what is less clear is how citizens engage with this critical information and how this information shapes the consumers’ political attitudes and resulting behavior.…”

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Active vs. Passive Social Media Engagement with Critical Information: Protest Behavior in Two Asian Countries

Gainous

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Wagner

2020

The International Journal of Press/Politics

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Passive online media use refers to the act of merely reading and observing political information on a users’ feed. Alternatively, active use refers to the conscious decision to share information, comment, challenge, fact check, or engage in related activity. We argue that these types of social media use have fundamentally different relationships to offline political participation. We use original survey data from Malaysia and the Philippines to test two propositions: (1) active political use, such as online protest or resistance, substitutes for offline protest and (2) passive users who encounter critical information and do not engage in active use will participate in offline protest. Our results confirm these expectations.

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Active vs. Passive Social Media Engagement with Critical Information: Protest Behavior in Two Asian Countries

Gainous

Abbott

Wagner

2020

The International Journal of Press/Politics

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“…Results of the study found that youth get information about political parties and their manifestos through Social Media (Facebook & Twitter). Moreover, youth get voting awareness, information regarding political parties and leaders through Social Media (Andersen & Medaglia, 2009;Borah, 2014;Kobayashi & Ichifuji, 2015;Bekmagambetov et al, 2018;Baum & Groeling, 2008;Boulianne, 2011;Gottfried, Hardy, Holbert, Winneg & Jamieson, 2016). Does Social Media construct Political Efficacy (Opinion building, Beliefs, Awareness and decision making) among the youth of Lahore for strengthening democratization?…”

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Analyzing the Role of Social Media in Strengthening Democracy in Pakistan

Batool

Sultana²,

Momineen

2019

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Modern innovation in communication has changed patterns of socializing. Advance forms of communication are paving ways for people to convey their ideologies to others. This study attempts to analyze the role of social media in strengthening democracy in Pakistan and highlights the importance of media in democratic states by an extensive review of the literature. The core concern of the study was to observe how mass media contributes to the socialization of democracy. Quantitative research methodology opted, and research findings concluded that social media advocates the public on general political issues that increase the political efficacy and resulting in more political participation in Pakistan. Web 2.0 platforms such as Twitter and Facebook provide new opportunities to create a political environment in Pakistan. In the presence of these platforms, a bridge is developed between the citizens for strengthening a strong democratic setup.

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“…Social media can influence citizens' political orientations towards political factors, institutions, and processes by informing and focusing on issues related to political corruption and the poor performance of political institutions, as well as emphasizing the lack of political freedom in society. In political regimes where traditional mass media are controlled by the state, social media may be the only place where citizens are exposed and exchange conflicting information (Bekmagambetov et al, 2018).…”

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Modeling Social Media Effects on Political Distrust in Lebanon

Rahbarqazi

Mahmoudoghli

2021

Communication & Society

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The present study aims to examine the indirect effects of social media on political distrust among Lebanese citizens using data based on the Arab Barometer Wave V. The Arab Barometer Wave V was obtained in 2018-2019 via which 2,400 Lebanese citizens were surveyed. Using the Preacher and Hayes Bootstrapping method, the results of the test the hypotheses indicate that, firstly, social media has a positive effect on citizens’ political distrust and causes the increase in their level of distrust in political institutions with the mediator variables corruption perception and poor government performance; and secondly, the results show that although the lack of guaranteed freedoms has a positive effect on increasing political distrust in society, this variable cannot mediate the relationship between social media and political distrust among Lebanese citizens.

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Critical social media information flows: political trust and protest behaviour among Kazakhstani college students

Cited by 36 publications

References 44 publications

Active vs. Passive Social Media Engagement with Critical Information: Protest Behavior in Two Asian Countries

Active vs. Passive Social Media Engagement with Critical Information: Protest Behavior in Two Asian Countries

Analyzing the Role of Social Media in Strengthening Democracy in Pakistan

Modeling Social Media Effects on Political Distrust in Lebanon

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