Identity, Social Media and Politics: How Young Emirati Women Make Sense of Female Politicians in the UAE
(2022) In The International Journal of Press/Politics 27(4). p.789-807- Abstract
- Social media offered new opportunities for politicians to engage with
public. However, little research explored public perceptions of women
politicians, and their role in women empowerment, especially in nonWestern
contexts. This study used the qualitative methodology to
explore how young Emirati women made sense of women politicians and
their social media posts. Drawing from the intersectionality theory, the
study looked beyond gender, exploring other identities that may play a
role in Emirati women’s perceptions of female politicians. Results offered
insights into the family and ethnic identity as they interacted with
gender, as well as the personalization of messages in a patriarchal
society. This... (More) - Social media offered new opportunities for politicians to engage with
public. However, little research explored public perceptions of women
politicians, and their role in women empowerment, especially in nonWestern
contexts. This study used the qualitative methodology to
explore how young Emirati women made sense of women politicians and
their social media posts. Drawing from the intersectionality theory, the
study looked beyond gender, exploring other identities that may play a
role in Emirati women’s perceptions of female politicians. Results offered
insights into the family and ethnic identity as they interacted with
gender, as well as the personalization of messages in a patriarchal
society. This study contributes to international political communication
research and practice by understanding the complexity of women’s
sense-making of social media and women politicians in a non-Western
context. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/60af1ab0-f38b-46cb-a5ba-748865bb4428
- author
- Storie, Leysan LU and Marschlich, Sarah
- organization
- publishing date
- 2022-10
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- The International Journal of Press/Politics
- volume
- 27
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 19 pages
- publisher
- SAGE Publications
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:85125240334
- ISSN
- 1940-1612
- DOI
- 10.1177/19401612221078795
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 60af1ab0-f38b-46cb-a5ba-748865bb4428
- date added to LUP
- 2021-08-27 14:57:03
- date last changed
- 2023-05-15 13:15:15
@article{60af1ab0-f38b-46cb-a5ba-748865bb4428,
abstract = {{Social media offered new opportunities for politicians to engage with<br/>public. However, little research explored public perceptions of women<br/>politicians, and their role in women empowerment, especially in nonWestern<br/>contexts. This study used the qualitative methodology to<br/>explore how young Emirati women made sense of women politicians and<br/>their social media posts. Drawing from the intersectionality theory, the<br/>study looked beyond gender, exploring other identities that may play a<br/>role in Emirati women’s perceptions of female politicians. Results offered<br/>insights into the family and ethnic identity as they interacted with<br/>gender, as well as the personalization of messages in a patriarchal<br/>society. This study contributes to international political communication<br/>research and practice by understanding the complexity of women’s<br/>sense-making of social media and women politicians in a non-Western<br/>context.}},
author = {{Storie, Leysan and Marschlich, Sarah}},
issn = {{1940-1612}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{4}},
pages = {{789--807}},
publisher = {{SAGE Publications}},
series = {{The International Journal of Press/Politics}},
title = {{Identity, Social Media and Politics: How Young Emirati Women Make Sense of Female Politicians in the UAE}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/19401612221078795}},
doi = {{10.1177/19401612221078795}},
volume = {{27}},
year = {{2022}},
}