Lukebs' Democratic Values: Uncovering The Political Stance Of The Famous Influencer

Building on our prior work, we define political influencers as content creators that endorse a political position, social cause, or candidate through media that they produce and/or. From Hasan Piker to Logan Paul, this interactive display maps how online personalities on the right and the left are using their massive followings to influence the US. After going through more than 500 individual nominees — evaluating them based on engagement rate, growth, peer interaction, follower count, and our own gut feelings about. Across 16 democratic values asked about in the survey – including respecting the rights of all, having a balance of power across government branches and having officials face. In this paper, we argue that recognition of celebrity epistemic power in fact represents a valuable resource for supporting the legitimacy and practice of democratic.

From Hasan Piker to Logan Paul, this interactive display maps how online personalities on the right and the left are using their massive followings to influence the US. Lagging voter engagement and rising distrust of political institutions weaken our democracy. Today, many celebrities are involved in efforts to help boost civic interest,. Lukes’ third dimension of power exists where people are subject to domination and acquiesce in that domination. The intentional stance allows us to predict and explain others’. In this paper, we argue that recognition of celebrity epistemic power in fact represents a valuable resource for supporting the legitimacy and practice of democratic. After going through more than 500 individual nominees — evaluating them based on engagement rate, growth, peer interaction, follower count, and our own gut feelings about. Lukes (1974) characterized power as having three dimensions. Since then, under the influence of Foucault (1982) and following Digeser (1992), I have argued there are four. Building on our prior work, we define political influencers as content creators that endorse a political position, social cause, or candidate through media that they produce and/or. In this context, we discuss positive aspects of political influencers like contributions to education and political engagement, but also negative aspects such as the potential. In the spirit of celebration, The New Republic sought to identify an alternative set of political influencers: 25 people shaping our national conversations whom you’d be less likely to. In 2024, influencer marketing became a mainstay in US politics. The White House, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, former president Donald Trump’s campaign, the Democratic National...

Lagging voter engagement and rising distrust of political institutions weaken our democracy. Today, many celebrities are involved in efforts to help boost civic interest,. Lukes’ third dimension of power exists where people are subject to domination and acquiesce in that domination. The intentional stance allows us to predict and explain others’. From Hasan Piker to Logan Paul, this interactive display maps how online personalities on the right and the left are using their massive followings to influence the US. In this study, the authors explore the role of echo chambers in political polarization through a network and content analysis of 183 political influencer accounts and 3,000. Across 16 democratic values asked about in the survey – including respecting the rights of all, having a balance of power across government branches and having officials face. In this context, we discuss positive aspects of political influencers like contributions to education and political engagement, but also negative aspects such as the potential.

After going through more than 500 individual nominees — evaluating them based on engagement rate, growth, peer interaction, follower count, and our own gut feelings about.