Descrizione del progetto
I rapporti tra i politici e le persone nell’era digitale
Sebbene la comunicazione digitale offra ai politici e ai parlamenti numerose opportunità di intensificare il loro coinvolgimento con gli elettori e la società civile, con il potenziale di rafforzare il rispetto tra persone, parlamenti e politici, i social media li hanno anche esposti a una maggiore quantità di critiche. Il progetto EoPPP, finanziato dal CER, approfondirà le relazioni che intercorrono tra parlamenti, politici e persone in sei democrazie elettorali, concentrando l’attenzione sulle modalità con cui tali relazioni si manifestano e vengono plasmate dalla comunicazione politica attraverso strumenti digitali, mezzi di comunicazione convenzionali e interazioni faccia a faccia con i cittadini. Il progetto esplorerà le rotture e le crisi della rappresentazione, nonché i percorsi verso rapporti maggiormente interconnessi e una comunicazione più inclusiva tra i politici e le persone.
Obiettivo
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.
Campo scientifico
- 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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Meccanismo di finanziamento
ERC-ADG - Advanced GrantIstituzione ospitante
WC1H OXG London
Regno Unito