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Identity, Social Media and Politics: How Young Emirati Women Make Sense of Female Politicians in the UAE

Storie, Leysan; Marschlich, Sarah (2022). Identity, Social Media and Politics: How Young Emirati Women Make Sense of Female Politicians in the UAE. International Journal of Press/Politics, 27(4):789-807.

Abstract

Social media offered new opportunities for politicians to engage with the public. However, little research has explored public perceptions of women politicians and their role in women's empowerment, especially in non-Western contexts. This study used a qualitative methodology to explore how young Emirati women made sense of gender and other identities in their discussions of Emirati women politicians on social media. Drawing from intersectionality theory, the study looked beyond gender, exploring other identities that may play a role in Emirati women's perceptions. The results offered insights into the family and ethnic identity as they interacted with gender. The findings also highlighted the challenges of personalizing 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.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:06 Faculty of Arts > Department of Communication and Media Research
06 Faculty of Arts > Institute for Research on the Public Sphere and Society
Dewey Decimal Classification:070 News media, journalism & publishing
Scopus Subject Areas:Social Sciences & Humanities > Communication
Social Sciences & Humanities > Sociology and Political Science
Uncontrolled Keywords:social media, women, politicians, UAE, middle east, personalization, intersectionality
Language:English
Date:1 October 2022
Deposited On:14 Mar 2022 13:08
Last Modified:27 Jan 2025 02:37
Publisher:Sage Publications
ISSN:1940-1612
OA Status:Hybrid
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612221078795
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