Social Media and Democracy: Social Media Use, Democratic Values, and Regime Types

• In Event: What Was and What May Be: Social Media, Nostalgia and Democratic Norms

Brief Overview

This study examines the influence of social media use on democratic values and argues that it has diverging effects depending on a country’s regime type and the strength of anti-democratic forces within a democratic country.

Authors

• Leeann H. Youn, Michigan Technological University

• Haruka Nagao, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

• William Hatungimana, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

• Rigao Liu, University of Kansas