Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaCommunication and disinformation in elections: research trends in Spain and Portugal
The relationship between politics and communication is not new, but it seems to have sparked renewed academic interest in recent years. The transformations that have affected contemporary democratic societies, such as digital technologies or the rise of disinformation, explain the concern about thes...
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Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (Ecuador)
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| description | The relationship between politics and communication is not new, but it seems to have sparked renewed academic interest in recent years. The transformations that have affected contemporary democratic societies, such as digital technologies or the rise of disinformation, explain the concern about these issues. One of the topics of greatest interest are the elections, as the moment in which participatory democracy takes place. In this changing context, this study aims to carry out a review of the main research on political communication and elections in the Iberian area (Spain and Portugal), identifying possible similarities and divergences. The objective is to know the research trends (topics and methods) in order to later pose pending challenges. An in-depth bibliographic review was conducted of research published during 2008-2021 in WoS, Scopus and reference books. As results, similarities are observed in the methodological preference for content analysis, although the topics addressed differ depending on national circumstances, beyond a certain coincidence in the analysis of national legislative elections. In Spain, the action of the new parties on social networks has been especially addressed, while in Portugal the interest in television prevails. Likewise, the breakthrough of scientific production in Spain contrasts with the lower number of studies in the Portuguese cases. Researchers from both countries face the challenge of offering comparative studies between elections, as well as implementing a higher methodological plurality that allows to delve into the reasons of communicative actions. |
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| spelling | oai:revistas.ups.edu.ec:article-57912022-02-24T16:24:44Z Communication and disinformation in elections: research trends in Spain and Portugal Comunicación y desinformación en elecciones: tendencias de investigación en España y Portugal Rivas-de-Roca, Rubén Morais, Ricardo Jerónimo, Pedro Comunicación política elecciones campaña electoral desinformación meta-investigación estudios comparados España Portugal Political communication elections election campaign disinformation meta-research comparative studies Spain Portugal The relationship between politics and communication is not new, but it seems to have sparked renewed academic interest in recent years. The transformations that have affected contemporary democratic societies, such as digital technologies or the rise of disinformation, explain the concern about these issues. One of the topics of greatest interest are the elections, as the moment in which participatory democracy takes place. In this changing context, this study aims to carry out a review of the main research on political communication and elections in the Iberian area (Spain and Portugal), identifying possible similarities and divergences. The objective is to know the research trends (topics and methods) in order to later pose pending challenges. An in-depth bibliographic review was conducted of research published during 2008-2021 in WoS, Scopus and reference books. As results, similarities are observed in the methodological preference for content analysis, although the topics addressed differ depending on national circumstances, beyond a certain coincidence in the analysis of national legislative elections. In Spain, the action of the new parties on social networks has been especially addressed, while in Portugal the interest in television prevails. Likewise, the breakthrough of scientific production in Spain contrasts with the lower number of studies in the Portuguese cases. Researchers from both countries face the challenge of offering comparative studies between elections, as well as implementing a higher methodological plurality that allows to delve into the reasons of communicative actions. un renovado interés desde el punto de vista académico. Las transformaciones que han afectado a las sociedades democráticas contemporáneas, como la digitalización o el auge de la desinformación, explican la preocupación por estos asuntos. Una de las cuestiones de mayor interés son las elecciones, como momento en el que se materializa la democracia participativa. En ese contexto dinámico, esta investigación pretende revisar las principales investigaciones sobre comunicación política y elecciones en el ámbito ibérico (España y Portugal), identificando posibles similitudes y divergencias. El objetivo es conocer las tendencias investigadoras (temas y métodos), para plantear después los retos pendientes. Con este fin, se desarrolla unarevisión bibliográfica en profundidad de investigaciones publicadas durante el período 2008-2021 en WoS, Scopus y libros de referencia. Como resultados, se observan semejanzas en la preferencia metodológica por el análisis de contenido, si bien los temas abordados difieren en función de circunstancias nacionales, más allá de cierta coincidencia en el análisis de los comicios legislativos de índole nacional. En España se ha tratado especialmente la acción de los nuevos partidos en redes sociales, mientras que en Portugalprevalece el interés por la televisión. Asimismo, la explosión de producción científica en España contrasta con el menor número de estudios en el caso portugués. Los investigadores de ambos países tienen el reto deofrecer estudios comparativos entre elecciones, así como implementar una mayor pluralidad metodológica que permita ahondar en las motivaciones de las acciones comunicativas. Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (Ecuador) 2022-03-22 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/pdf application/zip text/html https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas/article/view/36.2022.03 10.17163/uni.n36.2022.03 Universitas; No. 36 (2022): (March 2022-August 2022): Elections in the U.S. and Latin America: campaigns, electoral behavior, polarization and protests; 71-94 Universitas; Núm. 36 (2022): (marzo 2022-agosto 2022): Elecciones en EE. UU. e Iberoamérica: campañas, comportamiento electoral, polarización y protesta; 71-94 1390-8634 1390-3837 10.17163/uni.n36 spa eng https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas/article/view/36.2022.03/5058 https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas/article/view/36.2022.03/5059 https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas/article/view/36.2022.03/5060 https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas/article/view/36.2022.03/5061 Derechos de autor 2022 Universidad Politénica Salesiana http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Rivas-de-Roca, Rubén Morais, Ricardo Jerónimo, Pedro Communication and disinformation in elections: research trends in Spain and Portugal |
| title | Communication and disinformation in elections: research trends in Spain and Portugal |
| title_full | Communication and disinformation in elections: research trends in Spain and Portugal |
| title_fullStr | Communication and disinformation in elections: research trends in Spain and Portugal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Communication and disinformation in elections: research trends in Spain and Portugal |
| title_short | Communication and disinformation in elections: research trends in Spain and Portugal |
| title_sort | communication and disinformation in elections: research trends in spain and portugal |
| url | https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas/article/view/36.2022.03 |