Social Media Communities “BKontakte” as a source of Political Knowledge: Case “Political science Library”
https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2020-10-3-113-121
Abstract
This research considered the content of the “Political science library” social media community for the 2019 year. Authors identified domination topics at the discourse of a network community, tried to share the most popular posts and books. We classified it using hashtags at social media groups. Authors used the elements of discourse analysis (the methodology for analyzing M. Skriven’s arguments). As a result of the analysis, we found that most of the books related to political history, political philosophy and political regimes and democracy. We can conclude that such content is useful and interesting for people if accounted for the number of community subscribers and a large number of posts with books on the history and philosophy of politics. At the same time, books which related to the most applied fields of political science appeared less often. The study proved that communities such as the “Political science library” are not only agents of political science knowledge, but also contribute to the development of networked communities of researchers and anyone interested in political science.
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Supporting agencies: The reported study was funded by RFBR and EISR according to the research project No . 19–011–33052.
About the Authors
D. V. Alekseev
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitry V. Alekseev — postgraduate
Moscow
P. S. Kopylova
The Financial University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Polina S. Kopylova — undergraduate
Moscow
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Alekseev D.V., Kopylova P.S. Social Media Communities “BKontakte” as a source of Political Knowledge: Case “Political science Library”. Humanities and Social Sciences. Bulletin of the Financial University. 2020;10(3):113-121. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2020-10-3-113-121
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