Political conversations and regretA qualitative evaluation on the aftermath of political discussions on social media

  1. Goyanes, Manuel 1
  2. Borah, Porismita 2
  3. Gil de Zúñiga, Homero 3
  1. 1 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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    Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03ths8210

  2. 2 Washington State University
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    Washington State University

    Pullman, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/05dk0ce17

  3. 3 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

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Revista:
El profesional de la información

ISSN: 1386-6710,  1699-2407

Año de publicación: 2023

Título del ejemplar: Network activisms

Volumen: 32

Número: 3

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.3145/EPI.2023.MAY.02 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

El papel fundamental de las discusiones políticas en la democracia ha sido destacado con frecuencia por la bibliografía cuantitativa y cualitativa en la intersección de la comunicación política y los efectos de los medios de comunicación. Buena parte de esta investigación previa ha girado en torno a si las redes sociales constituyen espacios públicos para la deliberación democrática y bajo qué condiciones se podría alimentar y promover. Partiendo de esta bibliografía y subrayando la importancia de las teorías de los auto-efectos, este estudio cualitativo, basado en 42 entrevistas en profundidad, aclara cómo los usuarios de las redes sociales navegan las discusiones políticas y sus procesos afectivos y cognitivos ulteriores, introduciendo el concepto de “arrepentimiento de la discusión política”. En concreto, este concepto subraya fundamentalmente la esterilidad de participar en discusiones políticas como principal motivación del lamento cognitivo de los usuarios, lo que anula indirectamente el presunto músculo de las redes sociales como esfera de discusión y deliberaciones políticas pública y privada. El estudio también presenta las implicaciones de los resultados y las principales implicaciones teóricas para la bibliografía sobre la discusión política.

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