Social media in/and the politics of the European Union: Politico-organizational communication, institutional cultures and self-inflicted elitism

Krzyzanowski, M ORCID: 0000-0003-4073-2831 (2018) Social media in/and the politics of the European Union: Politico-organizational communication, institutional cultures and self-inflicted elitism. Journal of Language and Politics, 17 (2). pp. 281-304.

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Abstract

This paper looks at how social/online media – using the example of Twitter – are used in the politico-organizational communication of the European Union at a time when it faces multiple crises and is in acute need of effectively communicating its politics to the European demos. Proposing a critical discourse framework for the analysis of the politico-organizational use of Twitter, the paper shows that while, to some extent, bringing change or ‘modernization’ to EU political communication patterns, social/online media help in sustaining some of the deep-seated dispositions in EU communicative and organizational practices as well as political discourses. As deployed by the EU’s – and specifically the European Commission’s – spokesperson service, social/online help in solidifying some of the controversial patterns in EU political communication. They also bring in other, more contemporary, challenges as regards using Twitter and social media as parts of political and institutional/organizational communication.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	crisis, discourse, European Union, politico-organizational communication, spokespeople, Twitter
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	01 Mar 2018 09:33
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 06:38
DOI:	10.1075/jlp.18001.krz
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3018500