More than news! mapping the deliberative potential of a political online ecosystem with digital trace data

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  • What: In line with theorists of deliberative democracy (e_g, Bächtiger and Parkinson 2019), this study shows that the political usage of the internet or the engagement with political topics online goes far beyond the categories of news media consumption and social media discussion but should be measured more holistically, by mapping the diverse ecosystem of online deliberation. This study shows that only a small proportion of online activity (1%) is concerned with politics. In this study, the assessment of deliberative potential is rooted in the theory of deliberative democracy; the six dimensions of the concept are . . .

     

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