Research Interests

social media, political communication

Selected Publications

Balaban, D.C. et al., 2024. The Relationship Between Topics, Negativity, and User Engagement in Election Campaigns on Facebook. POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE, 12, pp.1–19.

Burai, K., Solti, Á. & Bene, M., 2024. Feel local, post local: An ethnographic investigation of a social media-based local public. NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY, online first, pp.1–18.

Farkas, X., Burai, K. & Bene, M., 2024. Shocking Experience: How Politicians’ Issue Strategies Are Shaped by an External Shock During Campaigns. POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE, 12(2024), p.1.

Research Projects

Networked locality: A multimethod approach to investigate the role of social media in local politics

PRiSMa – Political Representation in the Age of Social Media