Trade Unions on YouTube
Online Revitalization in Sweden
by Jenny Jansson, Katrin Uba
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By analysing more than 4500 videos that have been uploaded by Swedish trade unions, Jansson and Uba explore how unions use YouTube to address issues such as recruiting new members, improving internal democracy, promoting political campaigns and constructing (new) self-images. The results demonstrate that trade unions representing a range of social classes use different revitalization strategies via YouTube.
This research will be of use to students and scholars researching European politics and political participation, trade unionism and labour movements in the digital age.
Trade Unions on YouTube provides a much-needed assessment of how old social movement actors employ new social media platforms to promote themselves and their activities today. A must-read for trade unions scholars and activists alike, this book illustrates how, in the age of digital media, there is more than one pattern towards trade union revitalization and each of them implies different communicative challenges. - Alice Mattoni (Associate Professor at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy) 
Book Description
This book investigates how trade unions representing different social classes use YouTube videos for renewal purposes. Information and communication technology has undoubtedly offered new opportunities for social movements, but while research suggests that these new means of communication can be used for trade union revitalization, few studies have examined what unions actually do on social media.By analysing more than 4500 videos that have been uploaded by Swedish trade unions, Jansson and Uba explore how unions use YouTube to address issues such as recruiting new members, improving internal democracy, promoting political campaigns and constructing (new) self-images. The results demonstrate that trade unions representing a range of social classes use different revitalization strategies via YouTube.
This research will be of use to students and scholars researching European politics and political participation, trade unionism and labour movements in the digital age.
Trade Unions on YouTube provides a much-needed assessment of how old social movement actors employ new social media platforms to promote themselves and their activities today. A must-read for trade unions scholars and activists alike, this book illustrates how, in the age of digital media, there is more than one pattern towards trade union revitalization and each of them implies different communicative challenges. - Alice Mattoni (Associate Professor at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy)
This open book is licensed under a Creative Commons License (CC BY). You can download Trade Unions on YouTube ebook for free in PDF format (2.4 MB).
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Audiences: Who Do Unions Target?
Chapter 3
Messages: Political Action - Agenda-Setting, Elections and Protests
Chapter 4
Self-Images on YouTube
Chapter 5
Trade Unions on YouTube: Conclusions
Appendix
Index
Book Details
Title
Trade Unions on YouTube
Subject
Sociology and Social Sciences
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Published
2019
Pages
160
Edition
1
Language
English
ISBN13
9783030249137
ISBN10
3030249131
ISBN13 Digital
9783030249144
ISBN10 Digital
303024914X
PDF Size
2.4 MB
License
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