Digital Political Participation, Social Networks and Big Data: Disintermediation in the Era of Web 2.0 (1st ed. 2019)

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Synopsis
This book explores the changes in political communication in light of the development of a public opinion mediated by web 2.0 technologies. One of the most important changes in political communication is related to the process of disintermediation, i.e. the process by which digital technologies allow citizens to compete in the public space with those agents who, traditionally, co-opted public opinion. However, while disintermediation has undeniably generated a number of advances, having linked citizens to the public debate, the authors highlight some aspects where disintermediation is moving away from a rational and inclusive public space. They argue that these aspects, related to the immediacy, polarization and incivility of the communication, obscure the possibilities for democratization of digital political communication.
Copyright:
2019

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ISBN-13:
9783030277574
Related ISBNs:
9783030277567
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Social Studies, Politics and Government, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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