On solidarity and volunteering during the COVID-19 crisis in Denmark: The impact of social networks and social media groups on the distribution of support
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On solidarity and volunteering during the COVID-19 crisis in Denmark : The impact of social networks and social media groups on the distribution of support. / Carlsen, Hjalmar Alexander Bang; Toubøl, Jonas; Brincker, Benedikte.
In: European Societies, Vol. 23, No. sup 1, 2021, p. 122-140.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - On solidarity and volunteering during the COVID-19 crisis in Denmark
T2 - The impact of social networks and social media groups on the distribution of support
AU - Carlsen, Hjalmar Alexander Bang
AU - Toubøl, Jonas
AU - Brincker, Benedikte
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This paper unfolds how informal civil society quickly mobilised citizen-to-citizen support when government and non-government organisations locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper focuses on two elements of the mobilisation: the role of social networks and social media groups. It reveals that the vast majority of this support was distributed through existing social networks and, therefore, not available to those lacking social connections. However, we also find that social media groups played an important role in the mobilisation, that support organised on social media does not diverge significantly in commitment or kind from support organised in other settings. The paper concludes by discussing the potential of social media to mitigate the impact of social networks on the distribution of support, pointing to some of the potential barriers to social media groups’ successful facilitation of support to those without a social network.
AB - This paper unfolds how informal civil society quickly mobilised citizen-to-citizen support when government and non-government organisations locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper focuses on two elements of the mobilisation: the role of social networks and social media groups. It reveals that the vast majority of this support was distributed through existing social networks and, therefore, not available to those lacking social connections. However, we also find that social media groups played an important role in the mobilisation, that support organised on social media does not diverge significantly in commitment or kind from support organised in other settings. The paper concludes by discussing the potential of social media to mitigate the impact of social networks on the distribution of support, pointing to some of the potential barriers to social media groups’ successful facilitation of support to those without a social network.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - COVID-19
KW - volunteering
KW - welfare
KW - social media
KW - solidarity
U2 - 10.1080/14616696.2020.1818270
DO - 10.1080/14616696.2020.1818270
M3 - Journal article
VL - 23
SP - 122
EP - 140
JO - European Societies
JF - European Societies
SN - 1461-6696
IS - sup 1
ER -
ID: 247645027