Research

Boulianne, S., & Steen-Johnsen, K. (2023). Civic and political volunteering: The mobilizing role of websites and social media in four countries. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2023.2211974

Borge, R., Boulianne, S., Dennis, J., Vaccari, C, & Valeriani, A. (2022). Political participation in the digital technology era: a symposium on Outside the Bubble: Social Media and Political Participation in Western Democracies. Italian Political Science Review/Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica, 53(2), 273-291. https://doi.org/10.1017/ipo.2022.30

Boulianne, S., & Belland, S. (2022). Internet and political participation. In A. Ceron (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Technology & Politics (pp. 29-34). Edward Elgar Publishing.

Boulianne, S., Copeland, L., & Koc-Michalska, K. (2022). Digital media and political consumerism in the United States, Britain, and France. New Media & Society, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221083025 

Boulianne, S., & Belland, S. (2022). Climate denial in Canada and the United States. Canadian Review of Sociology, 59(3), 369-394 

Boulianne, S. (2023). Participatory inequality across countries: Contacting public officials online and offline. Social Science Computer Review, 41(4), 1336-1362.  https://doi.org/10.1177/08944393211071067 

Boulianne, S. (2023). Standby ties that mobilize: Social media platforms and civic engagement. Social Science Computer Review, 41(3), 1001-1016.  https://doi.org/10.1177/08944393211067687 (open access)

Boulianne, S., & Hoffmann, C.P. (2022). The Social, Civic, and Political Uses of Instagram in Four Countries. Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media, 1-30. doi: 10.51685/jqd.2021.023

Boulianne, S. (2022). Socially mediated political consumerism. Information, Communication & Society, 25(5), 609-617. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2021.2020872 

Boulianne, S., & Shehata, A. (2022). Age differences in online news consumption and political expression in the United States, United Kingdom, and France. International Journal of Press/Politics, 27(3), 763–783. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612211060271 

Ruess, C., Hoffmann, C.P., Boulianne, S., & Heger, K. (2023). Online political participation – The evolution of a concept. Information, Communication & Society, 26(8), 1495-1512, https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2021.2013919

Boulianne, S., & Ohme, J. (2022). Pathways to environmental activism in four countries: Social media, environmental concern, and political efficacy. Journal of Youth Studies, 25(6), 771-792. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2021.2011845   

Boulianne, S., Belland, S., Sleptcov, N.; Larsson, A. O. (2021). Climate Change in the 2019 Canadian Federal Election. Climate, 9(5), 70. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9050070 

Skoric, M., Zhu, Q., Koc-Michalska, K., Boulianne, S., & Bimber, B. (2022). Selective avoidance on social media: A comparative study of Western democracies. Social Science Computer Review,40(5), 1241–1258. https://doi.org/10.1177/08944393211005468 

Boulianne, S., & Larsson, A.O. (2023). Engagement with candidate posts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook during the 2019 Election. New Media & Society, 25(10), 1-22.  https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211009504 

Boulianne, S., & Koc-Michalska, K. (2021). The role of personality in political talk and like-minded discussion. International Journal of Press/Politics, 27(1), 285–310.

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Boulianne, S., Lalancette, M., & Ilkiw, D. (2020).  “School Strike 4 Climate”: Social media and the international youth protest on climate change. Media and Communication, 8(2), 208-218. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v8i2.2768 

Boulianne, S., Chen, K., & Kahane, D. (2020). Mobilizing mini-publics: The impact of deliberation on civic engagement. Politics, 40(4), 460-476. https://doi.org/10.1177/0263395720902982 

Boulianne, S., Koc-Michalska, K., & Bimber, B. (2020). Mobilizing media: Comparing TV and social media effects on protest mobilization. Information, Communication & Society, 23(5), 642-664. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2020.1713847

Boulianne, S., Koc-Michalska, K., & Bimber, B. (2020). Right-wing populism, social media and echo chambers in Western democracies. New Media & Society, 22(4), 683-699. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444819893983

Oser, J., & Boulianne, S. (2020). Reinforcement effects between digital media use and political participation: A meta-analysis of repeated-wave panel data. Public Opinion Quarterly, 84(S1), 355-365. https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfaa017

Copeland, L., & Boulianne, S. (2022). Political consumerism: A meta-analysis. International Political Science Review, 43(1): 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512120905048 

Quan-Haase, A., Boulianne, S., & Harper, M.-G. (2020). The sociological imagination in studies of communication, information technologies, and media: CITAMS as an invisible college. Information, Communication & Society, 23(5), 633-641. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2020.1742366

Boulianne, S., & Theocharis, Y. (2020). Young people, digital media and engagement: A meta-analysis of research. Social Science Computer Review, 38(2), 111-127. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439318814190

Boulianne, S. (2020). Twenty years of digital media effects on civic and political participation. Communication Research, 47(7), 947-966. doi: 10.1177/0093650218808186

Koc-Michalska, K., Schiffrin, A., Lopez, A., Boulianne, S., & Bimber, B. (2021). From online political posting to mansplaining: The gender gap and social media in political discussion. Social Science Computer Review, 39(2), 197-210. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439319870259

Boulianne, S., Koc-Michalska, K., & Vedel, T. (2021). Gender and online politics: Digital media as friend and foe in times of change. Social Science Computer Review, 39(2), 175-180. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439319865511

Boulianne, S. (2019). Revolution in the making? Social media effects across the globe. Information, Communication & Society, 22(1), 39-54. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2017.1353641 

Boulianne, S. & Belland, S. (2019). Who matters in climate change discourse in Alberta. In P. Prado, J. Pinto, &  R. Gutsche (Eds.), Climate Change, Media & Culture: Critical Issues in Environmental Communication (pp. 86-105). Emerald Publishing.

Boulianne, S. (2019). Transforming the disengaged: Social media and youth in Canada. In M. Lalancette, V. Raynauld, & E. Crandall (Eds.), What’s #trending in Canadian politics? Understanding transformations in power, media, and the public sphere (pp. 86-105). UBC Press.

Boulianne, S. (2019). Building faith in democracy: Deliberative events, political trust and efficacy. Political Studies, 67(1), 4-30. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032321718761466  

Boulianne, S. (2019). US dominance of research on political communication: A meta-view. Political Communication, 36(4), 660-665. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2019.1670899

Boulianne, S., Lopston, K., & Kahane, D. (2018). Citizen panels and opinion polls: Convergence and divergence in policy preferences. Journal of Public Deliberation, 1(4), 1-21.

Boulianne, S., Minaker, J., & Haney, T. (2018). Does compassion go viral? Social media, caring, and the Fort McMurray wildfire. Information, Communication & Society, 21(5), 697-711. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2018.1428651 

Boulianne, S. (2018). Mini-publics and public opinion: Two survey-based experiments. Political Studies, 66(1), 119-136. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032321717723507

Boulianne, S. (2018). Beyond the Usual Suspects: Representation in Deliberative Exercises. In L. Hanson (Ed). Public Deliberation on Climate Change: Lessons from Alberta Climate Dialogue. Athabasca University Press.

Boulianne, S. (2016). Online news, civic awareness, and engagement in civic and political life. New Media & Society, 18(9), 1840-1856. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444815616222

Boulianne, S. (2016). Campaigns and conflict on social media: A literature snapshot. Online Information Review, 40(5), 566-579. https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-03-2016-0086

Boulianne, S. (2015). Social media use and participation: A meta-analysis of current research. Information, Communication & Society, 18(5), 524-538. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2015.1008542

Boulianne, S. (2015). Generating political interest with online news. Communication and Information Technologies Annual. (Volume 9, pp. 53-76). Emerald Group Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2050-206020150000009003

Boulianne, S., & Brailey, M. (2014). Attachment to community and civic and political engagement: A case study of students. Canadian Review of Sociology, 51(4), 375-388. https://doi.org/10.1111/cars.12052

Boulianne, S., & Hobbs, L. (November 2014). Information sources on climate change. Alberta Climate Dialogue.

Boulianne, S., & Hellstrom, M. (November 2014). Perceptions of the efficacy of deliberative exercises. Alberta Climate Dialogue.

Hobbs, L., & Boulianne, S. (September 2014). Knowledge of energy and climate issues: The case of the citizens’ panel on Edmonton’s Energy and Climate Challenges. Alberta Climate Dialogue.

Hellstrom, M., & Boulianne, S. (September 2014). Degree of deliberativeness – The case of the Energy Efficiency Choices project. Alberta Climate Dialogue.

Boulianne, S., & Loptson, K. (October 2013). Political efficacy: The case of the Citizens’ Panel on Edmonton’s Energy and Climate Challenges. Alberta Climate Dialogue.

Loptson, K., & Boulianne, S. (October 2013). Trust in municipal government: The case of the Citizens’ Panel on Edmonton’s Energy and Climate Challenges. Alberta Climate Dialogue.

Boulianne, S. (2013). Examining the gender effects of different incentive amounts in a web survey. Field Methods, 25(1), 91-104. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822X12453113

Boulianne, S. (2011). Stimulating or reinforcing political interest: Using panel data to examine the use of news media and political interest. Political Communication, 28(2), 147-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2010.540305 

Boulianne, S., Klofstad, C., & Basson, D. (2011). Sponsor prominence and response patterns to an online survey. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 23(1), 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edq026

Boulianne, S. (2009). Does Internet use affect engagement? A meta-analysis of research. Political Communication, 26(2), 193-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584600902854363

Reprinted in: Dutton, W. H. (ed.) with the assistance of Dubois, E. (2014). Politics and the Internet: Volumes I-IV. Abingdon, UK: Taylor & Francis Routledge.

Klofstad, C., Boulianne, S., & Basson, D. (2008). Matching the message to the medium: Results from an experiment on Internet survey email contacts. Social Science Computer Review, 26(4), 498-509. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439308314145

Hayduk, L., Cummings, G., Boadu, K., Pazderka-Robinson, H., & Boulianne, S. (2007). Testing!  Testing!  One, Two, Three - Testing the theory in structural equation models! Personality and Individual Differences, 42(5), 841-850.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2006.10.001