Social media in Russia: new forms of political participation. Main approaches (2010–2022)

Over the past decades, significant changes have occurred in the daily life of people due to the emergence of social media. The use of social networks has become an everyday practice of Russian citizens, which has also affected the sociopolitical sphere. The use of social networks has become a daily practice of Russian citizens, which has also affected the socio-political sphere, which has caused increasing attention from domestic authors to this problem. The article is devoted to a review of Russian studies of this one of the most pressing problems. In domestic literature, the use of social media in conflicts caused by various problems is actively studied. Russian authors analyze new forms of political participation, new types of social movements, and the transformation of collective action. Some researchers believe that social media is being formed as a social institution. In this regard, we can talk about the process of institutionalization of new forms of political participation. At the same time, there are gaps in domestic studies: the influence of social media on political participation; organizations of social movements; transformation of collective action. In domestic literature, a critical look at social media is not visible, for example, the influence of the commercial and political component of social media. The growth of social media research provides confidence that new work will provide answers to a variety of still poorly understood aspects of political participation in social media.

social media, political participation, socio-political conflicts, collective actions