Jane Ireland, Nicola Graham‐Kevan, Michelle Davies and Douglas Fry
Nicola Graham‐Kevan, Jane Ireland, Michelle Davies and Douglas Fry
Jane Ireland, Nicola Graham‐Kevan, Michelle Davies and Douglas Fry
Devon Gidley and Amanda J. Lubit
The purpose of this paper is to explore peace protest as a form of institutional work aimed at supporting one institution and disrupting another.
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore peace protest as a form of institutional work aimed at supporting one institution and disrupting another.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors utilized walking ethnography (28 miles in 18 h while conducting 25 walking interviews) and digital media analysis (news reports, social media and electronic communication).
Findings
Walking participants engaged in multiple types of institutional work aimed at maintaining the Good Friday Agreement and disrupting partisan violence. The institutional work left no lasting impact on either institution.
Originality/value
The paper conceptualizes two competing institutions and situates the dual institutional work of Lyra's Walk in the post-conflict context of Northern Ireland. The study contributes to understanding formality and multiplicity in institutional work research.
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Jane Ireland, Nicola Graham‐Kevan, Michelle Davies and Douglas Fry
Jane Ireland, Nicola Graham‐Kevan, Michelle Davies and Douglas Fry
Syeda Hina Batool, Wasim Ahmed, Khalid Mahmood and Henna Saeed
The use of Twitter by political parties and politicians has been well studied in developed countries. However, there is a lack of empirical work, which has examined the use of…
Abstract
Purpose
The use of Twitter by political parties and politicians has been well studied in developed countries. However, there is a lack of empirical work, which has examined the use of Twitter in developing countries. This study aims to explore the information-sharing patterns of Pakistani politicians through Twitter accounts during the pre-election campaign of 2018.
Design/methodology/approach
Data of three weeks of the official party accounts and the politicians running for prime minister were analysed. The mixed-methods approach has been used to analyse quantitative and qualitative data retrieved through Twitonomy.
Findings
It was found that the most active Twitter account belonged to the winning party. The prominent Twitter account functions were a call to vote, promotional Tweets, promises and Tweeting about party developments. The present study provides evidence that there is a difference between the Tweeting behaviour of established and emerging parties. The emerging party heavily posted about changing traditional norms/culture/practices.
Practical implications
The study contributed to existing knowledge and has practical implications for politicians, citizens and social media planners.
Originality/value
The present study was designed carefully and based on empirical research. The study is unique in its nature to fill the research and knowledge gap by adding a variety of Twitter functions used by politicians.
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Nicola Graham-Kevan, Jane L. Ireland, Michelle Davies and Douglas P. Fry
Nicola Graham-Kevan, Jane L. Ireland, Michelle Davies and Douglas P. Fry
Celebrating in 1987 thirty years of activity, predominantly in the field of electroless chemicals for the printed circuit industry, the Shipley organisation worldwide can…
Abstract
Celebrating in 1987 thirty years of activity, predominantly in the field of electroless chemicals for the printed circuit industry, the Shipley organisation worldwide can justifiably claim to have fulfilled and to continue to fulfil the original company slogan cited above.