Social Media, Quality of Democracy, and Citizen Satisfaction with Democracy in New Democracies

• In Event: Social Media in Comparative Perspective

Brief Overview

Study explores whether social media users' satisfaction with democracy relies on the quality of democracy in their country. Findings show social media use correlates with more satisfaction with democracy when the country's democracy is more robust.

Authors

• Matthew Placek, University of South Carolina-Upstate

• Andrew Klassen, Human Surveys