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Relationship between Social Media and Political Parties: The Case of Turkey

Relationship between Social Media and Political Parties: The Case of Turkey

Kamil Demirhan
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 30
ISBN13: 9781466686144|ISBN10: 1466686146|EISBN13: 9781466686151
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8614-4.ch055
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Demirhan, Kamil. "Relationship between Social Media and Political Parties: The Case of Turkey." Social Media and Networking: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 1196-1225. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8614-4.ch055

APA

Demirhan, K. (2016). Relationship between Social Media and Political Parties: The Case of Turkey. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Social Media and Networking: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1196-1225). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8614-4.ch055

Chicago

Demirhan, Kamil. "Relationship between Social Media and Political Parties: The Case of Turkey." In Social Media and Networking: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1196-1225. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8614-4.ch055

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Abstract

This chapter analyzes the capacity of social media usage and the social media strategies of political parties that became the members of Turkish Parliament after 2011 election. The social media usage increases in parallel to the improvements in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and it becomes an important tool with its communicative functions to realize activities in social, political, and economic fields. In the globalization process, developments in ICTs and changes in the meaning of democracy have been realized parallel to each other. Politics has become more open to interaction and the participation of different actors. ICTs have created new opportunities to interaction and participation of social actors. These improvements require transformations in the role and functions of political parties. They have to arrange their programs and structures according to participative understanding of democracy and new technologies. Social media usage is seen as a requirement for political parties and party leaders for adaptation to these developments, and it is also seen as a device with its potential for realizing participation, communication, and interaction to adapt to the changes in the understanding of politics.

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