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The private is political: partisan persuasion through mobile instant messaging services

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dc.affiliation.dptoUC3M. Departamento de Ciencias Socialeses
dc.contributor.authorLobera, Josep
dc.contributor.authorPortos García, Martín
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Commissionen
dc.contributor.funderMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)es
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-03T16:22:19Z
dc.date.available2024-01-03T00:00:06Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-03
dc.description.abstractThe use of mobile instant messaging services (MIMS) for the dissemination of electoral information has been increasing in recent years. Drawing on a novel dataset from a 2015 post-electoral survey in Spain, we focus on individuals" digital political behavior, both public and private. Our results show that, in a context of high electoral volatility and polarization, right-wing supporters are willing to engage in political persuasion activities using tools such as MIMS in the private digital arena but not publicly (e.g., on social media). In contrast, left-wing milieus develop mobilization efforts in both public and private settings. We argue that distinct political styles are key in accounting for the difference in channels of partisan persuasion, in which preference falsification mechanisms are involved in the public sphere. These results bear important implications for the understanding of false information exchanges in the private sphere, social media activism, and political participation. Additionally, they help us shed light on the recurring failure of polls in capturing electoral behavior among right-wing voters in polarized elections and referenda.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by Secretaría de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación (grant number CSO2013-48612-C2-1-P). Martín Portos acknowledges support from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the MSCA (grant agreement no. 801538).en
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationLobera, J., & Portos, M. (2022). The Private Is Political: Partisan Persuasion through Mobile Instant Messaging Services. International Journal of Public Opinion Research.es
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edab033
dc.identifier.issn0954-2892
dc.identifier.publicationfirstpage1es
dc.identifier.publicationlastpage14es
dc.identifier.publicationtitleINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCHes
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10016/34678
dc.identifier.uxxiAR/0000029888
dc.language.isoenges
dc.publisherOxford University Presses
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/801538
dc.relation.projectIDGobierno de España. CSO2013-48612-C2-1-P
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2022.es
dc.rights.accessRightsopen accesses
dc.subject.ecienciaSociologíaes
dc.subject.otherMIMSen
dc.subject.otherElectoral campaignen
dc.subject.otherPolitical talken
dc.subject.otherFake newsen
dc.subject.otherPolitical styleen
dc.titleThe private is political: partisan persuasion through mobile instant messaging servicesen
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