The UK's final European Parliamentary Election: The Impact of Brexit on Political Candidates' Online Campaigning

• In Event: Candidates in Party-Centric Systems: European Political Candidates

Brief Overview

Using twitter data from the 2019 European Election campaign period, this paper examines how the unique situation of the UK’s exit from the EU shaped both UK and European political candidates’ online campaigns.

Authors

• Brian Boyle, Newcastle University (UK)

• Sebastian Adrian Popa, Newcastle University

• Zoltan Fazekas, Copenhagen Business School