Political Identity Ownership: Symbolic Contests to Represent Members of the Public

This study develops the concept of identity ownership to explain how, in the course of electioneering, candidates perform their own identities to align with groups whose support they seek. We frame this from a communication perspective—media are increasingly central sites for constructing and convey...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Daniel Kreiss, Regina G Lawrence, Shannon C McGregor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-06-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120926495