Descripción del proyecto
Relaciones entre los políticos y las personas en la era digital
Si bien la comunicación digital ofrece numerosas oportunidades para que políticos y parlamentos ahonden en su participación con los electores y la sociedad civil —lo que posiblemente refuerza el respeto entre personas, parlamentos y políticos— las redes sociales también los ha dejado más expuestos a las críticas. El proyecto EoPPP, financiado por el Consejo Europeo de Investigación, examinará la relación entre parlamentos, políticos y personas en seis democracias electorales. Se centrará en cómo estas relaciones se expresan y dan forma a la comunicación política a través de las herramientas digitales, los medios convencionales y las interacciones cara a cara con los ciudadanos. El proyecto estudiará las rupturas y las crisis de representación, y las vías hacia comprensiones más relacionales y una comunicación integradora entre los políticos y las personas.
Objetivo
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.
Ámbito científico
- 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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ERC-ADG - Advanced GrantInstitución de acogida
WC1H OXG London
Reino Unido