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Social media and political participation: the case of the Muslim Council of Britain

dc.contributor.authorBurford, Allison, author
dc.contributor.authorCavdar, Gamze, advisor
dc.contributor.authorBetsill, Michele, committee member
dc.contributor.authorKodrich, Kris, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T08:26:32Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T08:26:32Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractIt has been suggested by the media and scholars alike that social media might be a potential solution for problems of political participation. To test this hypothesis, this thesis examines the content of political participation by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) as reflected in its Twitter posts for the period of January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011. Furthermore, I compare traditional sources of political participation in the MCB (i.e. newsletters and press releases) from the years 2005 and 2011, with the political participation through Twitter. The findings indicate that political participation over social media occurs with substantially more frequency, and with a significant change in tone, while traditional participation shows very little change in tone or frequency.
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dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.identifierBurford_colostate_0053N_11446.pdf
dc.identifierETDF2012400376POLS
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/71630
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectBritain
dc.subjectMuslim
dc.subjectsocial media
dc.subjectsocial network
dc.subjectTwitter
dc.subjectUnited Kingdom
dc.titleSocial media and political participation: the case of the Muslim Council of Britain
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thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Science
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)

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