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- Title
With Happiness and Glory, from your MP: The Use of e-Newsletters in the UK Parliaments.
- Authors
Umit, Resul
- Abstract
This article extends the empirical evidence for the use of e-newsletters in parliamentary communication in between elections. It assesses the effect of electoral incentives and parliamentary institutions on members (MPs1) from all four legislatures in the UK. I find that electoral incentives to cultivate a personal vote increase the e-newsletter usage by MPs. However, being an MP in subnational parliaments or smaller parties decreases it. These findings throw a fresh light on why only some parliamentarians are happy to adopt new and seemingly resource-efficient ways to reach out to voters.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; ELECTRONIC newspapers; POLITICAL communication; LEGISLATIVE bodies; LEGISLATORS; VOTERS
- Publication
Parliamentary Affairs, 2017, Vol 70, Issue 4, p759
- ISSN
0031-2290
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pa/gsx006