There is no doubt about the changes of technological development on the political processes. However, there is concern on the evolution of politics with the introduction of technology, especially new media, making the society question how politics will be practiced. The possible disconnection between politicians and some part of the society as for example the elderly of people without access to the Internet is a matter of concern for the modern democracies. Politicians are most of the time behind
approaches to politics exemplified by Ernesto Laclau's theory of populism and Brian Massumi's affect theory respectively. It presents an analysis of the role the notion of discourse plays in Laclau's conception of populism and argues that his language-based approach to politics precludes him from elaborating on the material side of politics, which includes street protests and the use of media technologies. This paper shows that despite Laclau's attempts to grasp this side of politics by using the
Social Media and Its Effects On Politics Deemah AlSabah Gulf University For Science and Technology Social Media Social Media and Its Effects on Politics The media is the central platform through which the political behavior of the citizenry aspect is reshaped. The development of such an ideology is generated from the many instances where politicians use the social media to influence the political behavior of citizens. Social media is used in many ways and for many reasons. Some people use
ABSTRACT New Media as the name suggests is a fresh new look upon the media landscape. A topical subject of late, and widely debatable on the uses and effects that it has upon media consumers. In particular, it is not clear on whether this media can be simply classified as a faster information source than Traditional Media. This paper will clarify some misconceptions on the Role of New Media in Modern Culture and explain the role it holds as the role of Power. With the use of several examples in
Statement Media is a communication in written, broadcast, or spoken way where large audience can be easily reached("The Role and Influence of Mass Media", 2016). The message is delivered through media tools like newspaper, television, radio broadcast, magazines, advertisement, the internet, and many more. It is a significant force in modern culture, slowly changing from the wants to the needs of the daily life in this generation. Sociologists refer to this as a mediated culture where media reflects
Introduction: Political Culture has been questioned to have many definitions as it is yet an early process which political scientists are still exploring now to this to see how it affect politics. A political culture provides key elements to the South African political system both in an individualistic and a collective perspective. In South Africa we share a democratic political culture as we are now drawn to democracy after the 1994 change of system. Even now some political leaders don’t uphold
America doesn’t have much attractive assets of soft power but it uses its marketing and media strategies to promote, expand and enhance the insufficient elements of soft power to establish hegemony. American culture isn’t as rich as ours but still we couldn’t make a mark on the world in terms of soft power because firstly, America is a developed
In terms of the research on media contents’ influence over the public, spiral of silence and agenda setting concepts are important to mention. According to spiral of silence approach which is described by Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, individuals are afraid to tell their own opinions with a fear of isolation from the society in the face of widespread opinions. Likewise, when the individuals realize that they have the dominant opinion in society, act with a faith to say their opinion. Subsequently, when
safety here. These immigrants then settle and being to contribute to society. Each contribution begins to shape a new society in America. As politics, education and mass media are bringing to become more accepting and welcoming of immigrants so has society. As mass media has a huge impact on the assimilation of immigrants, immigrants are being able to influence media. Throughout history, there has been a constant flow of immigrants from around the world. As immigrants begin to settle in America, they
Name 1st April, 2015. Issues of Gender Roles & Equality Oral Summary - The acknowledgement of gender role within a particular culture is usually characterized by the social and behavioral standards suitable for an individual of a particular sex. Personal characteristics, actions and beliefs of an individual are linked with a particular gender in the society distinguishing the roles mainly in two types, males and females. Our democratic institution promotes equal rights for men and women, but