Projektbeschreibung
Beziehungen zwischen Politik und Bürgerschaft im digitalen Zeitalter
Die digitale Kommunikation in der Politik und im Parlament bietet zahlreiche Möglichkeiten, die Zusammenarbeit mit der Wählerschaft und der Zivilgesellschaft zu vertiefen. Obwohl dies die Achtung zwischen Menschen, Parlamenten sowie Politikerinnen und Politikern stärken könnte, werden letztere durch die sozialen Medien auch mehr Kritik ausgesetzt. Das vom ERC finanzierte Projekt EoPPP wird die Beziehungen zwischen Parlamenten, Politik und Bürgerschaft in sechs Wahldemokratien unter die Lupe nehmen. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei die Frage, wie diese Beziehungen durch die politische Kommunikation mit Hilfe digitaler Werkzeuge, herkömmlicher Medien und persönlicher Interaktionen mit den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern ausgedrückt und gestaltet werden. Das Projekt wird die Brüche und Krisen der Repräsentation erforschen und Wege zu einem stärker relationalen Verständnis sowie einer inklusiven Kommunikation zwischen Politik und Bürgerschaft aufzeigen.
Ziel
Relationships between politicians and the people they represent are in turmoil. This is no more evident than on social media. Although the digital revolution has created unprecedented scope for political expression and debate, potentially acting as a connective tissue binding the public to politicians, the sobering reality of echo-chambers and post-truth populist memes has tempered the optimism of many. In embracing social networking, politicians have exposed themselves to daily criticism for perceived breaches in their legislative and representative responsibilities. The institutions that lie at the heart of our democracies – parliaments – are under constant attack by the media and disdained by the public. Their cultures are also under-researched by scholars. At a time when in-depth political scrutiny has a vital role to play in addressing democratic deficits, this research will uncover the relationships between parliaments, politicians and people – as expressed and shaped by political communication – in six democracies. We will explore the causes of rupture, crises of representation, and pathways towards more inclusive and relational communication between politicians and people. Leading a team of experienced ethnographers, Professor Emma Crewe (PI) will remould how representatives within parliaments are studied. This research will position anthropology as an intellectually influential, and potentially transformative, source of scholarship on everyday politics. She is eminently placed to direct this research as the world’s leading ethnographer of parliaments, having published ground-breaking ethnographies of the UK Parliament and mentored scholars researching parliaments elsewhere. Having played a pivotal role in the development of the anthropology of development in the 1980s, Crewe is similarly poised to reshape the study of parliament globally by guiding ethnographers to conduct research across Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Oceania.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical communication
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical transitionsrevolutions
- social sciencespolitical sciencesgovernment systemsdemocracy
- social sciencessociologyanthropology
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringdigital electronics
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Finanzierungsplan
ERC-ADG - Advanced GrantGastgebende Einrichtung
WC1H OXG London
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