The political contention of LGBTQ+ communities in the digital age - state of the art, limitations, and opportunities for comparative research
- Author(s)
- Verena K. Brändle, Olga Eisele, Aytalina Kulichkina
- Abstract
This paper develops an analytical framework for comparative research on political contention in the digital age and, building upon it, provides a literature review of social media research related to LGBTQ+ political contention. So far, we lack systematic insights into the literature on digitally-mediated LGBTQ+ political contention and its potential for comparative research. Applying scoping literature review, we focus on the key comparative dimensions such as political context, social media, and knowledge production. The results provide an overview of the state of the art, limitations, and opportunities while also developing an agenda for future comparative research. This paper supports the visibility of LGBTQ+ issues in a still hostile public debate for both LGBTQ+ activists and researchers.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Communication
- External organisation(s)
- University of Birmingham, University of Amsterdam (UvA)
- Journal
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics
- ISSN
- 1933-1681
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2023.2263758
- Publication date
- 2023
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 508020 Political communication
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science(all), Sociology and Political Science, Public Administration
- Portal url
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/the-political-contention-of-lgbtq-communities-in-the-digital-age--state-of-the-art-limitations-and-opportunities-for-comparative-research(9b5d3f88-b4a9-4c0c-a3ae-22863bc5901b).html