Social Media in Politics

Dr. Bogdan Pătruţ is an associate professor of computer science at "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacău, Romania. His domains of interest/research are computer science applied to social and political sciences and multi-agent systems applied to accounting education. He is also interested in social media challenges in the new academic environment. He published or edited more than 25 books on programming, algorithms, artificial intelligence, interactive education, and social media. He is also a software developer in EduSoft Ltd., where he developed a software for analyzing political speeches using graph theory, Political Analyst. Dr. Monica Pătrut is senior lecturer of political science at "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacău, Romania. Her domains of research are political communication, political marketing and social media in politics and education. She published several academic books on applying information technology in educational, social and political topics. In addition, she wrote papers published in international journals (Public Relations Review, Journal of Media Research, Sfera Politicii) or presented at international conferences on political sciences.

From the book reviews: "Divided into three sections, 'The Political Power of Social Media,"Using Social Media in Electoral Marketing,' and 'Social Media in Mobilizing People for Riots and Revolutions,' the international case studies will be interesting to political and social scientists, as well as students of the social aspects of information technology (IT)." (Brad Reid, Computing Reviews, August, 2014)

• Foreword.- Preface.-Part I: The Political Power of Social Media.- Part II: Using Social Media in Electoral Marketing.- Part III: Social Media in Mobilizating People for Riots and Revolutions.