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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819588103321

Titolo

Social media and democracy : innovations in participatory politics / / edited by Brian D. Loader and Dan Mercea

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-45855-1

9786613458551

1-136-45971-5

0-203-12697-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in political communication ; ; 6

Altri autori (Persone)

LoaderBrian <1958->

MerceaDan <1980->

Disciplina

323/.04202854678

Soggetti

Political participation - Technological innovations

Communication in politics - Technological innovations

Social media - Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-270) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Social movements : pushing the boundaries of digital political participation -- pt. 2. Participation dynamics : intersections between social and traditional media -- pt. 3. Digital political participation in stasis or flux?.

Sommario/riassunto

This book critically investigates the complex interaction between social media and contemporary democratic politics, and provides a grounded analysis of the emerging importance of Social media in civic engagement.Social media applications such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, have increasingly been adopted by politicians, political activists and social movements as a means to engage, organize and communicate with citizens worldwide. Drawing on Obama's Presidential campaign, opposition and protests in the Arab states, and the mobilization of support