This Research Note investigates party advertising in newspapers and on social media (Facebook) during the 2019 general elections in Flanders, the largest region of Belgium. The 2019 elections saw a marked increase in the use of social media advertising by parties, whereas newspaper advertising saw a decline. Prior research that compares multiple types of advertising, particularly advertising on social and legacy media remains limited. As such, based on a quantitative content analysis we investigate not just the prevalence of party advertising on both types of media, but also compare the level of negativity, presidentialisation, and issue emphasis. Our analysis reveals substantial differences: we find that not only the type of advertisements varies across the platforms, but also that social media ads tend to be more negative. Finally, parties’ issue emphasis varies substantially as well, with different issues being emphasized in newspaper and Facebook advertisements. |
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Focus on victims and the community: applying restorative justice principles to wildlife crime offences in South Africa |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 1 2021 |
Authors | Annette Hübschle, Ashleigh Dore and Harriet Davies-Mostert |
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Re-establishing human links in communities affected by disseminated pesticide pollution |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 1 2021 |
Authors | Jordi Recorda Cos |
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Restorative approaches to environmental harm: shifting the levers of power |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 1 2021 |
Authors | Lawrence Kershen |
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Voice of nature: the trial. An artistic response for environmental justice |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 1 2021 |
Authors | Maria Lucia Cruz Correia |
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Campaigning Online and Offline: Different Ballgames?Presidentialization, Issue Attention and Negativity in Parties’ Facebook and Newspaper Ads in the 2019 Belgian General Elections |
Journal | Politics of the Low Countries, Issue 3 2020 |
Keywords | political advertising, Belgium, social media, newspapers, campaign |
Authors | Jonas Lefevere, Peter Van Aelst and Jeroen Peeters |
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Restorative justice for hate crime in Scotland: the story so far |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 3 2020 |
Authors | Rania Hamad and Gael Cochrane |
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Restorative justice domesticated |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 3 2020 |
Authors | Lode Walgrave |
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Reconceptualising hate crime in a restorative framework |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 3 2020 |
Authors | Robert Peacock |
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Reflecting on structural violence and restorative justice in Brazil: the relevance of the UN handbook |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 3 2020 |
Authors | Petronella Maria Boonen |
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Twenty years of growing support for restorative justice: presenting the second edition of the UN Handbook |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 3 2020 |
Authors | Jee Aei (Jamie) Lee and Yvon Dandurand |
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Developments in the use of restorative justice for hate crime |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 3 2020 |
Authors | Mark Walters |
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After three decades of restorative justice in Germany: thoughts on the needs for a strategic re-orientation |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 2 2020 |
Authors | Gerd Delattre and Christoph Willms |
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Getting the question right: a pivotal choice for restorative justice |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 2 2020 |
Authors | Susan Sharpe |
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Caretaker Cabinets in Belgium: A New Measurement and Typology |
Journal | Politics of the Low Countries, Issue Online First 2020 |
Keywords | caretaker government, Belgium, cabinets, political crisis |
Authors | Régis Dandoy and Lorenzo Terrière |
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Belgium is probably the world’s best known case of where caretaker governments reside. Yet a clear scholarly definition and measurement of this concept is missing. Based on a detailed analysis of the Belgian federal cabinets, this research note explores the main characteristics and measures the length of the various caretaker periods. We find that Belgium was governed for no less than 1,485 days by a caretaker government between 2007 and 2020, which equals more than four full calendar years. This research note also presents a novel typology of caretaker periods based on the institutional and political practice within the Belgian legislative and executive branches. This typology can be used to assess caretaker periods at other levels of government as well as in other countries in order to improve our understanding of the many ‘faces’ that a caretaker government can take on. |
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Peacebuilding Compared in the former Yugoslavia: rethinking war, crime and regulation |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 1 2020 |
Authors | Aleksandar Marsavelski |
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John Braithwaite: a personal testimony from Pakistan |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 1 2020 |
Authors | Ali Gohar |
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Restorative justice, victims and the hermeneutics of suspicion |
Journal | The International Journal of Restorative Justice, Issue 3 2019 |
Authors | Tom Daems |
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