Social media have caused significant changes in interpersonal relationships and relationships between political systems. The masses and media have become such powerful tools that various societies and political systems cannot ignore them in their affairs and strategic planning. From a different perspective, political order and stability remain the most fundamental issues of human societies. The social and political parameters that influence how order and stability are formed or shaken, and consequently impact the political systems, have been among the most important concerns of political experts. This study utilizes the descriptive-analytic method on data from two developed countries (Japan and Norway), as well as two under developed countries (Afghanistan and Yemen), to explore how social media creates political and social order and stability or opposition in a society. The method comprises quantitative (number of media users) and qualitative (circumstances of media users) analysis factors, and is applied on collected data from different sources, most notably, U.N data regarding development and social media platforms. The research came to the conclusion that mass media can provide the means for development and expansion of political and social order and stability, through education and culture with emphasis on the commonalities among different communities within a society. More specifically, our findings suggest that this phenomenon promotes social order and political stability in developed political systems and, conversely, opposition in under-developed political systems.

Authors:
Malektaj Khosravi, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Saeed Seyed Agha Banihashemi, School of International Relations, Iran

About the Presenter(s)
Dr Malektaj Khosravi is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Islamic Azad University - Tehran Central Branch in Iran

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