Knowledge production by social media: a retrospective look at the political polarization of the Brexit phenomena and the Presidential impeachment of 2016

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18617/liinc.v15i1.4568

Abstract

ABSTRACT The article discusses the use of social media in the creation of sense directed to knowledge production based on political polarization in the United Kingdom and Brazil. It analyzed the content of the manifestations presented in Twitter hashtags on the Brexit and the impeachment of 2016. In the social media, the study evidences polarized, but distinct behaviors: in the United Kingdom the effects of the decision stand out and, in Brazil, the positioning involved in the issue. It is concluded that in these contexts of polarization, social media intensify the debate and diversity of opinions favorable to the democratic process and the production of knowledge stimulated by ambiguity.

Keywords:Digital Social Media. Political Polarization; Knowledge Production; Brexit; 2016; Impeachment.

Author Biographies

  • Simone Cristina Dufloth, Fundação João Pinheiro

    Doutora em Ciência da Informação pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Professora do Programa de Mestrado em Administração Pública da Escola de Governo Professor Paulo Neves de Carvalho da Fundação João Pinheiro

  • Cristina Camila Teles Saldanha, Fundação João Pinheiro
    Mestre em Administração Pública pela Escola de Governo Professor Paulo Neves de Carvalho da Fundação João Pinheiro

Published

16/10/2019

How to Cite

Knowledge production by social media: a retrospective look at the political polarization of the Brexit phenomena and the Presidential impeachment of 2016. Liinc em Revista, [S. l.], v. 15, n. 1, 2019. DOI: 10.18617/liinc.v15i1.4568. Disponível em: https://revista.ibict.br/liinc/article/view/4568.. Acesso em: 19 may. 2024.