Evidence from the Netherlands: Is Twitter a populist paradise?

A prominent social media presence is typically seen as critical to the success of populist politicians. However, Kristof Jacobs and Niels Spierings find that in the key case of the Netherlands, populist politicians were slower to adopt Twitter and engage with fewer people on it, seemingly preferring instead to stick to their own echo chamber.

• Primary Source

Journal of Contemporary European Research Vol.12, No.2 (2016): Shifting the blame. Populist politicians’ use of Twitter as a tool of opposition http://www.europeansources.info/record/shifting-the-blame-populist-politicians-use-of-twitter-as-a-tool-of-opposition/

LSE European Institute: EuroppBlog, 17.04.18: The affinities (and differences) between populism and a belief in conspiracy theories http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-affinities-and-differences-between-populism-and-a-belief-in-conspiracy-theories/

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