Communication behavior and protest participation in the refugee debate: The role of personal conversations, mass media and social media usage in citizen participation

Dorothee Arlt

doi:10.5771/2192-4007-2017-1-81

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  - Editorial Anne Bartsch, Klaus Kamps, Christoph Neuberger, Juliana Raupp, Andreas M. Scheu Anne Bartsch, Klaus Kamps, Christoph Neuberger, Juliana Raupp, Andreas M. Scheu
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  - 6–38 Wahrnehmung und Wirkung fremdenfeindlicher, rechtspopulistischer Wahlkampagnen unter Berücksichtigung des Migrationshintergrundes: Eine qualitative Untersuchung Desirée Schmuck Desirée Schmuck 6–38
  - 39–70 „In der Szene bist du wie in Trance. Da kommt nichts an dich heran.“ Entwicklung eines Modells zur Beschreibung von Medieneinflüssen in rechtsextremen Radikalisierungsprozessen Katharina Neumann, Philip Baugut Katharina Neumann, Philip Baugut 39–70
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  - 71–80 The role of similarity in exemplification effect Christina Peter, Thomas Zerback Christina Peter, Thomas Zerback 71–80
  - 81–94 Communication behavior and protest participation in the refugee debate: The role of personal conversations, mass media and social media usage in citizen participation Dorothee Arlt Dorothee Arlt 81–94
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SCM Studies in Communication and Media , page 81 - 94

Communication behavior and protest participation in the refugee debate: The role of personal conversations, mass media and social media usage in citizen participation

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Dorothee Arlt

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2017-1-81
- ISSN online: 2192-4007
Abstract

Beginning in summer 2015, the increasing number of refugees coming to Europe and the question of how to handle this challenge has ignited a heated public debate in many European countries. In Germany, public discourse has become progressively intense, and on both sides of the controversy, citizens have attempted to actively influence and to shape the public debate through their actions. Against this background, this paper examines whether or not personal conversations, mass media and social media usage make it more likely for citizens to participate in the public debate on refugees. To do this, an online survey (N = 1,579) was conducted in February 2016, in the midst of the German refugee debate. The results show that different sources of information and forms of communication related to refugees may either foster or hinder people’s participation in a public demonstration against or in support of refugees.
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