How is social media changing political representation in the United Kingdom
21 June 2018
The way we communicate has changed drastically in the last 20 years. With all these changes in the ways we communicate, it’s important to understand what this means for society and politics.
This study seeks to understand how changes in the way people communicate has changed the nature of political representation. Does social media make us more connected to MPs? And does this connectivity change the way politics is conducted?
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Ethical approval
Ethical approval was granted on the 26th September 2017 by the University of Salford's Research Innovation and Academic Engagement Ethical Approval Panel.
Application No: AMR1617-29
About the researcher
Liam McLoughlin is a PhD Researcher at the University of Salford. His main research subject is an investigation in the way that social media is changing political represenation in the United Kingdom. He has also conducted research on MPs social networks during the 2016 EU ref, the abuse of MPs on Twitter, and the use of memes in the 2017 General Election.
