social representation

Social representation “of” social media among Romanian teenagers: investigating the negotiation of national and supra-national identity in the process of European integration through the “associative network technique”

Social media and European Union have gained tremendous power in the last two decades, and they
have undoubtedly brought major changes in societies, so that the individuals face significant new
aspects, especially in terms of identity negotiation. Given the political and the digital contexts, one of
the best cases for studying these changes is the case of Romania, where the process of European
integration and the huge spread of social media went side by side from the beginning (mid-2000s),

City Reputation Indicators (CRIs): measuring inhabitants’ city representation / Indicadores de Reputación Urbana: midiendo la representación de una ciudad en sus habitantes

Abstract: Reputation is a socially mediated form of knowledge. In social psychology it has been studied with reference to different social actors (individuals, brands, cities, etc). However, the social-psychological conceptualization of city reputation lacks a consensual definition. This research aims to operationally define city reputation, via the construction and validation of the City Reputation Indicators (CRIs).

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