Evgeni Tchubykalo, J. Manfredi-Sánchez, Juan Antonio Sánchez-Giménez
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Abstract
Think tanks are institutions that position themselves ideologically close to the powers that be, connecting them with science and defending the interests of lobbyists, while still striking a balance in the common interest of society. In the new context of political communication, think tanks take advantage of emerging trends in communication strategies by embracing the dissemination capacity of social media. On the assumption that these social networking sites expedite the task of think tanks, we will illustrate how thinks tanks leverage their influence and impact all over the world for agenda-setting and discourse framing purposes. This empirical research, which relies on data collected on Twitter, analyses the global influence map by searching for practice patterns that could help us to gain further insights into the relationship processes of these agents in international relations and the political context. Els ‘think tanks’ i la influencia politica. Com es representen les xarxes d’influenciadors i l’especialitzacio del poder a Twitter Els think tanks son institucions que ideologicament es posicionen prop del poder, connectant-lo amb el mon cientific i sempre buscant l’equilibri entre els interessos dels lobbyist i l’interes general de la societat. En el context de la nova comunicacio politica, els think tanks aprofiten les tendencies mes actuals en materia de comunicacio i adopten estrategies de difusio en els mitjans de comunicacio social. Tenint en compte que una bona estrategia a les xarxes socials facilita la seva tasca, volem exemplificar com els thinks tanks utilitzen la seva capacitat d’influencia i impacte en tot el mon per redissenyar les agendes politiques contextualitzant els seus discursos. Aquesta investigacio empirica, que es basa en dades recopilades a Twitter, analitza el mapa d’influencia global mitjancant la recerca de patrons de comportament que podrien ajudar-nos a obtenir mes informacio sobre les relacions entre aquests actors de les relacions internacionals i el context politic en el qual desenvolupen la seva activitat. Key words: Twitter, political influence, think tank, power, social network analysis Paraules clau: Twitter, influencia politica, think tank, poder, analisi de xarxes socials, lobby.