Open this publication in new window or tab >>2024 (English)In: Nordicom Review, ISSN 1403-1108, E-ISSN 2001-5119, Vol. 45, no s1, p. 15-35Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This article offers a longitudinal perspective on communications during election campaigns from a political-party perspective, where strategic considerations about digital media are compared across time. Our analysis is grounded on the concepts of hybridisation and data-driven campaigning, where digital technology tends to play a central role without replacing all traditional campaign features. Empirically, the study is based on a longitudinal analysis of four election campaigns in Sweden during 2010–2022. The analysis shows that Swedish political parties have gradually integrated digital campaign features in their structure and strategy. The process is not linear, but rather back and forth, as party perceptions of the importance of communication channels vary across time. The results imply a development where all parties, regardless of size and ideology, are increasingly making rational judgments of which combinations of old and new campaign methods and communication channels are most effective.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024
National Category
Media and Communications
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-50871 (URN)10.2478/nor-2024-0006 (DOI)
2024-03-132024-03-132024-03-14Bibliographically approved