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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-06-01
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Series: | Social Media + Society |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120926495 |