Institutionalism, Social Media, and Democracy in Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 216-237
Author(s):  
Guy-Maurille Massamba
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Institutional Change ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
African Politics ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Individual Behaviors ◽  
Democratic Change ◽  
The Impact

This study focuses on the process of institutional change with regard to the capabilities of African political systems to embrace the conditions that instill and support democracy in the context characterized by pervasive social media consumption. The author wonders in what way institutions and individual behaviors can integrate social media in order to consolidate democracy. In other words, is social media-supported democracy sustainable in Africa? The study analyzes the patterns of social media consumption in its functionality for democratic change in Africa. It examines patterns of institutional change on the basis of the impact of social media consumption in African politics. It highlights two theories of institutional change—structured institutional change and evolutionary institutional change—based on their relevance to the impact of social media consumption in African political settings.

scholarly journals The wise provisioning of social media among the young people of Tanjung anom Village, Deli Serdang

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 477-485
Author(s):  
Munzaimah Masril ◽  
Yovita Sabarina Sitepu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
Community Partner ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

The intensity of social media consumption for young people is now very high, due to the rapid flow of information circulating directly proportional with to the ease of access the social media itself. But there are still some young people who have not equipped themselves with the ability to recognize the benefits and also the dangers of social media consumption itself. The results of observations through the community partner show that the young people in Tanjung Anom district tend to assume information obtained through social media is information from trusted sources. The lack ability of the young people to recognize the benefits and impacts of social media consumption is due to the fact that they rarely get socialization or education about the impact of social media consumption from the government or non-government organizations that may concern about it. This phenomenon certainly needs attention because the information flow circulates very quickly and easily through the various social media platform, it would be very dangerous if these young people then become one of the parties who carry on the information obtained without filtering first. These community service activities carried out at the young people community in Tanjung Anom district discussing about the social media platforms, the ethics in social media consumption, and also sharing about various problems may occur when accessing information on social media. This activity is expected to initiate small changes related to the ability of social media literacy for young people in the Tanjung Anom district.

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Media on Non-Monosexuals’ Responses to Discrimination: A Co-Cultural Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 205630511982612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Cultural Theory ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
Cultural Approach ◽  
Heavy Users ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Consumption Habits

This article examines how social media consumption habits predict non-monosexuals’ (people who are neither gay nor straight) communication with dominant groups. Using a survey ( N = 716), the study applies co-cultural theory to evaluate how they respond to discrimination. The findings of this study indicate that non-monosexuals are heavy users of social media and that it plays a significant role in their perceptions of their environment. Several lifestyle variables, including their field of experience, ability, and perceptions of costs and rewards, can predict the outcomes that non-monosexuals seek when responding to discrimination. Furthermore, social media moderate those relationships. Overall, the sample preferred an outcome of accommodation, indicating that they hope for equality and acceptance.

The Impact of Social Media on Work

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard N. Landers ◽  
Gordon B. Schmidt ◽  
Jeffrey M. Stanton
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The Impact

#INCLUSION – THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION ON THE LEGITIMACY OF ARMED FORCES

2019 ◽  
pp. 43-60
Author(s):  
EVA MOEHLECKE DE BASEGGIO ◽  
OLIVIA SCHNEIDER ◽  
TIBOR SZVIRCSEV TRESCH
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Legitimation ◽  
Social Media Communication ◽  
The Impact

The Swiss Armed Forces (SAF), as part of a democratic system, depends on legitimacy. Democracy, legitimacy and the public are closely connected. In the public sphere the SAF need to be visible; it is where they are controlled and legitimated by the citizens, as part of a deliberative discussion in which political decisions are communicatively negotiated. Considering this, the meaning of political communication, including the SAF’s communication, becomes obvious as it forms the most important basis for political legitimation processes. Social media provide a new way for the SAF to communicate and interact directly with the population. The SAF’s social media communication potentially brings it closer to the people and engages them in a dialogue. The SAF can become more transparent and social media communication may increase its reputation and legitimacy. To measure the effects of social media communication, a survey of the Swiss internet population was conducted. Based on this data, a structural equation model was defined, the effects of which substantiate the assumption that the SAF benefits from being on social media in terms of broadening its reach and increasing legitimacy values.

Influence of social networks on business processes’ development

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 2225-2252
Author(s):  
E.V. Popov ◽  
V.L. Simonova ◽  
O.V. Komarova ◽  
S.S. Kaigorodova
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Sales Channels ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Impact

Subject. The emergence of new ways of interaction between sellers and buyers, the formation of new sales channels and product promotion based on the use of digital economy tools is at the heart of improving the business processes. Social networks became a tool for development; their rapid growth necessitates theoretical understanding and identification of potential application in enterprise's business process digitalization. Objectives. We explore the role of social media in the digitalization of business processes, systematize the impact of social networks on business processes of enterprises in the digital economy. Methods. The theoretical and methodological analysis of social networks as a tool for digitalization of company's business processes rests on the content analysis of domestic and foreign scientific studies, comparison, generalization and systematization. Results. We highlight the key effects of the impact of social networks on the business processes of the company; show that the digitalization of business processes should be considered in the context of a value-based approach, aimed at creating a value through the algorithmization of company operations. We determine that social networks are one of the most important tools for digitalization of company's business processes, as they have a high organizational and management potential. We also systematize the effects of social media on company's business processes. Conclusions. We present theoretical provisions of the impact of social networks on business processes of enterprises, which will enable to model and organize ideas about the development of digital ecosystems and the formation of business models.

Identity concerns drive belief: The impact of partisan identity on the belief and dissemination of true and false news

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Pereira ◽  
Jay Joseph Van Bavel ◽  
Elizabeth Ann Harris
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political System ◽  
Political Identity ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Political Beliefs ◽  
System P ◽  
False News ◽  
Democrats And Republicans ◽  
The Impact

Political misinformation, often called “fake news”, represents a threat to our democracies because it impedes citizens from being appropriately informed. Evidence suggests that fake news spreads more rapidly than real news—especially when it contains political content. The present article tests three competing theoretical accounts that have been proposed to explain the rise and spread of political (fake) news: (1) the ideology hypothesis— people prefer news that bolsters their values and worldviews; (2) the confirmation bias hypothesis—people prefer news that fits their pre-existing stereotypical knowledge; and (3) the political identity hypothesis—people prefer news that allows their political in-group to fulfill certain social goals. We conducted three experiments in which American participants read news that concerned behaviors perpetrated by their political in-group or out-group and measured the extent to which they believed the news (Exp. 1, Exp. 2, Exp. 3), and were willing to share the news on social media (Exp. 2 and 3). Results revealed that Democrats and Republicans were both more likely to believe news about the value-upholding behavior of their in-group or the value-undermining behavior of their out-group, supporting a political identity hypothesis. However, although belief was positively correlated with willingness to share on social media in all conditions, we also found that Republicans were more likely to believe and want to share apolitical fake new. We discuss the implications for theoretical explanations of political beliefs and application of these concepts in in polarized political system.

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