The use of digital social networks from an analytical sociology perspective: The case of Spain

Abstract

Digital social networks have attracted the attention of a growing number of specialists. The use of digital tools such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to express socio-political demands or to perform protest actions has become a central issue for social science today. However, few studies analyse the factors behind this phenomenon using explanatory models based on analytical sociology and rational action. In this article, we take steps in this direction and study the socio-political use of social networks based on a methodological individualism model. Through an analysis of structural equations, we analyse how the individual and social factors

Reasons to Participate: The Role of Political Attitudes in Digital Activism

“…This work becomes a perfect complement to other recently published works by the authors that focus on the factors that explain the effect of beliefs about political possibilities of technologies on digital political participation (Robles, Antino, De Marco, & Torres, 2015). This paper highlights how such beliefs, greatly determined by the individual's perception on the ease of use of technologies, are a key factor in understanding digital political participation.…”

“…Literature that study the relationship between political attitudes and digital activism need more empirical studies and more specific research (van der Meer, van Deth, & Scheepers, 2009;Robles, Antino, De Marco, & Torres, 2015). This lack is mainly due to the fact that research on digital political participation has been organized according to the debate between those who hold that digital political participation may foster offline political participation by the mobilisation of a section of the inactive population (Delli Carpini, 2000;Ward et al, 2003;Krueger, 2002;Tolbert & McNeal, 2003;Quintelier & Vissers, 2008;Loader, B.…”

“…This paper focuses on one of the emerging research areas in regard to the relationship between politics and the Internet: digital activism (Bennett & Segerberg, 2013;Castells, 2015). 1 We define digital activism, or digital political participation, as the repertoire of participatory forms carried out by citizens through the Internet (Robles, Antino, De Marco, & Torres, 2015). According to the literature, this form of political participation is, first, related to intrinsic issues of the digital field, such as Internet users' electronic resources (Gibson, Lusoli, & Ward, 2005;Ausserhofer & Maireder, 2014) and digital skills (van Deursen & van Dijk, 2009;van Dijk & van Deursen, 2014).…”

“…If the results support the social-psychological hypothesis, then this work would enable further reflection on those beliefs and values that specifically influence digital political participation. This is an interesting area of research, and one that is gaining growing relevance within the field of political sociology (Norris, 2001;Best & Kruger, 2005;Borge & Cardenal, 2011;Robles, Antino, De Marco, & Torres, 2015).…”

Mídias Sociais Para a Gestão De Pessoas E De Conhecimento Em Restaurantes Do Nordeste Do Brasil

“…Atualmente, as redes mais conhecidas são o Facebook, o Twitter, o Instagram, o E-mail e o Youtube (ROBLES et al, 2015). Cada uma delas possui públicos bem distintos, com interesses diversos (RAUNIAR et al, 2014).…”