It speaks to me: the influence of Covid-19 and the rise of far-right populism on youth voter turnout = Diz-me muito: a influência da Covid-19 e da subida do populismo de extrema-direita na participação eleitoral dos jovens

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Autor(a) principal: Machado, Sara Monteiro
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Ribeiro, Vasco, Meneses, Raquel
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/141183
Resumo: The increasing electoral abstention of young people is a global problem that has raised concerns both inside and outside the academy. However, recent research suggests that young people are significantly more likely to vote when causes or issues close to them are at stake. This article explores the influence of context (Covid-19 and far-right populism) on youth voter turnout. Using a triangulation of methods, data were collected both via a survey (n = 350) answered by a representative sample of young Portuguese people between 18 and 29 years old and through social media analytics (n = 2.373), analyzing the activity of users in the same age group on Twitter during the 2021 Presidential Election in Portugal. The results point to a strong mobilization power of the rise of far-right populism in young people's turnout, who demonstrate a willingness to express their opposition to these movements through voting. On the contrary, Covid-19 does not seem to be a mobilizing topic that young adults are passionate about, but it influences the electoral moment in two ways: negatively, by making it difficult or impossible to vote; positively, by reinforcing attention to the election campaign.
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spelling It speaks to me: the influence of Covid-19 and the rise of far-right populism on youth voter turnout = Diz-me muito: a influência da Covid-19 e da subida do populismo de extrema-direita na participação eleitoral dos jovensCiências da comunicaçãoCommunication sciencesThe increasing electoral abstention of young people is a global problem that has raised concerns both inside and outside the academy. However, recent research suggests that young people are significantly more likely to vote when causes or issues close to them are at stake. This article explores the influence of context (Covid-19 and far-right populism) on youth voter turnout. Using a triangulation of methods, data were collected both via a survey (n = 350) answered by a representative sample of young Portuguese people between 18 and 29 years old and through social media analytics (n = 2.373), analyzing the activity of users in the same age group on Twitter during the 2021 Presidential Election in Portugal. The results point to a strong mobilization power of the rise of far-right populism in young people's turnout, who demonstrate a willingness to express their opposition to these movements through voting. On the contrary, Covid-19 does not seem to be a mobilizing topic that young adults are passionate about, but it influences the electoral moment in two ways: negatively, by making it difficult or impossible to vote; positively, by reinforcing attention to the election campaign.20222022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10216/141183eng1645-568110.14195/2183-5462_40_11Machado, Sara MonteiroRibeiro, VascoMeneses, Raquelinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-29T14:00:02Zoai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/141183Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T23:52:04.644371Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv It speaks to me: the influence of Covid-19 and the rise of far-right populism on youth voter turnout = Diz-me muito: a influência da Covid-19 e da subida do populismo de extrema-direita na participação eleitoral dos jovens
title It speaks to me: the influence of Covid-19 and the rise of far-right populism on youth voter turnout = Diz-me muito: a influência da Covid-19 e da subida do populismo de extrema-direita na participação eleitoral dos jovens
spellingShingle It speaks to me: the influence of Covid-19 and the rise of far-right populism on youth voter turnout = Diz-me muito: a influência da Covid-19 e da subida do populismo de extrema-direita na participação eleitoral dos jovens
Machado, Sara Monteiro
Ciências da comunicação
Communication sciences
title_short It speaks to me: the influence of Covid-19 and the rise of far-right populism on youth voter turnout = Diz-me muito: a influência da Covid-19 e da subida do populismo de extrema-direita na participação eleitoral dos jovens
title_full It speaks to me: the influence of Covid-19 and the rise of far-right populism on youth voter turnout = Diz-me muito: a influência da Covid-19 e da subida do populismo de extrema-direita na participação eleitoral dos jovens
title_fullStr It speaks to me: the influence of Covid-19 and the rise of far-right populism on youth voter turnout = Diz-me muito: a influência da Covid-19 e da subida do populismo de extrema-direita na participação eleitoral dos jovens
title_full_unstemmed It speaks to me: the influence of Covid-19 and the rise of far-right populism on youth voter turnout = Diz-me muito: a influência da Covid-19 e da subida do populismo de extrema-direita na participação eleitoral dos jovens
title_sort It speaks to me: the influence of Covid-19 and the rise of far-right populism on youth voter turnout = Diz-me muito: a influência da Covid-19 e da subida do populismo de extrema-direita na participação eleitoral dos jovens
author Machado, Sara Monteiro
author_facet Machado, Sara Monteiro
Ribeiro, Vasco
Meneses, Raquel
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Meneses, Raquel
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Machado, Sara Monteiro
Ribeiro, Vasco
Meneses, Raquel
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Ciências da comunicação
Communication sciences
topic Ciências da comunicação
Communication sciences
description The increasing electoral abstention of young people is a global problem that has raised concerns both inside and outside the academy. However, recent research suggests that young people are significantly more likely to vote when causes or issues close to them are at stake. This article explores the influence of context (Covid-19 and far-right populism) on youth voter turnout. Using a triangulation of methods, data were collected both via a survey (n = 350) answered by a representative sample of young Portuguese people between 18 and 29 years old and through social media analytics (n = 2.373), analyzing the activity of users in the same age group on Twitter during the 2021 Presidential Election in Portugal. The results point to a strong mobilization power of the rise of far-right populism in young people's turnout, who demonstrate a willingness to express their opposition to these movements through voting. On the contrary, Covid-19 does not seem to be a mobilizing topic that young adults are passionate about, but it influences the electoral moment in two ways: negatively, by making it difficult or impossible to vote; positively, by reinforcing attention to the election campaign.
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