SOCIAL MEDIA, POLITICAL ELITES AND PUBLIC SPHERE / KHALED SALAH HUSSEIN; SUPERVISOR: PROF. DR. JONATHAN STUBBS

Yazar: Katkıda bulunan(lar):Dil: İngilizce 2020Tanım: 162 sheets; 30 cmİçerik türü:
  • text
Ortam türü:
  • unmediated
Taşıyıcı türü:
  • volume
Diğer başlık:
  • POLITICAL DECISION MAKING ON CORRUPTION IN JORDAN
Konu(lar): Tez notu: Thesis (PHD) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Department of Communication and Media Studies Özet: ABSTRACT This thesis examines how the use of social media by Jordanian political elites impact political decision-making and corruption in the Kingdom of Jordan. It probes into the motives of political participation and scrutinizes the relationship between social media and political activity. The study also examines the level of political awareness and communication within a selected sample. Adopting Jürgen Habermas’ public sphere theory, the study addresses social communication as a core area of non-institutional interaction which is more prevalent than institutional political activities. This thesis relied on the quantitative survey method, which is aimed at identifying current facts concerning the nature of a particular phenomenon or subject. An intentional sampling of 206 Jordanian elite and a simple random sample survey of Jordanians of age 18 and above (who are eligible to vote in parliamentary elections) was carried out. The questionnaire was designed online through google forms and sent as a link through social media (Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, and emails). A total 415 people participated in the surveys, revealing social media platforms as an ideal interface for the exchange of opinions between Jordanian political hierarchy and the public. Therein, an illusory gap is bridged between the Jordanian elite and commoners, highlighting issues like corruption, and underscoring the importance of social media and essential tool in the fight against corruptive intentions. The findings of this study confirm that there is an important role played by social networking sites in the process of political communication between the Jordanian political elite and the public in Jordan. The empirical evidence of this finding was high, thereby constituting a basis in this political process and achieving compatibility with Hebermas assertion that the virtual world constitutes a center for dialogue and follow-up of issues and presents a general opinion that affects the political decision-making system.
Materyal türü: Thesis
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Thesis Thesis CIU LIBRARY Tez Koleksiyonu Tez Koleksiyonu D 230 H97 2020 (Rafa gözat(Aşağıda açılır)) Kullanılabilir Communication and Media Studies Department T2156
Suppl. CD Suppl. CD CIU LIBRARY Görsel İşitsel D 230 H97 2020 (Rafa gözat(Aşağıda açılır)) Kullanılabilir Communication and Media Studies Department CDT2156
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Thesis (PHD) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Department of Communication and Media Studies

Includes bibliography (sheets 126-149)

ABSTRACT

This thesis examines how the use of social media by Jordanian political elites impact political decision-making and corruption in the Kingdom of Jordan. It probes into the motives of political participation and scrutinizes the relationship between social media and political activity. The study also examines the level of political awareness and communication within a selected sample. Adopting Jürgen Habermas’ public sphere theory, the study addresses social communication as a core area of non-institutional interaction which is more prevalent than institutional political activities.
This thesis relied on the quantitative survey method, which is aimed at identifying current facts concerning the nature of a particular phenomenon or subject. An intentional sampling of 206 Jordanian elite and a simple random sample survey of Jordanians of age 18 and above (who are eligible to vote in parliamentary elections) was carried out. The questionnaire was designed online through google forms and sent as a link through social media (Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, and emails).
A total 415 people participated in the surveys, revealing social media platforms as an ideal interface for the exchange of opinions between Jordanian political hierarchy and the public. Therein, an illusory gap is bridged between the Jordanian elite and commoners, highlighting issues like corruption, and underscoring the importance of social media and essential tool in the fight against corruptive intentions.
The findings of this study confirm that there is an important role played by social networking sites in the process of political communication between the Jordanian political elite and the public in Jordan. The empirical evidence of this finding was high, thereby constituting a basis in this political process and achieving compatibility with Hebermas assertion that the virtual world constitutes a center for dialogue and follow-up of issues and presents a general opinion that affects the political decision-making system.

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