Tweeting Brexit - 9781032037875

Taylor & Francis

Tweeting BrexitSocial Media and the Aftermath of the EU Referendum\nAuthor(s): Maja imunjak\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032037875, 978-1032037875\nSynopsis\nTweeting Brexit presents the most thorough examination of the role that the most political social network, Twitter, played in creating, negotiating, and challenging Brexit narratives during the process of UKs exiting of the European Union.\n\nWorking with multiple methods, from digital media analysis to interviews, and a wide variety of data, the book offers scrutiny of Brexit-related tweets and discourses they promote and gives voice to key actors UK citizens, political and media actors to explain why and how theyve used Twitter to talk about Brexit and with what outcomes. In doing so, the author engages with, and enhances, a range of theoretical discussions central to our understanding of the role of social media in politics, from permanent campaigni.