Abstract

This article presents an overview of research about of Twitter in the field of political communication and also analyzes the main theoretical trends. It explores the development of the scientific research into Twitter, initiated after its appearance in 2006, and considers three main areas: first, the use of Twitter by political users (politicians, parties, media, and citizens); second, political debate on Twitter and its effects; and third, the innovations of strategy and use during electoral campaigns. Finally, some final considerations in this article highlight spaces to deepen the academic development of Twitter in relation to political communication.

Abstract

Among the diverse side effects of Brexit, the European Commission relocated the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to Amsterdam. Host bids designed different political/institutional communication campaigns to persuade member states in their favor. This investigation compares and contrasts these institutional political online campaigns and highlights the themes and variables under discussion during the selection process. Through a preferred quantitative content analysis, the aims to validate the extent to which resource push or resource pull theories are correlated with the final decision to relocate the Agency to Amsterdam.