(Mis)Understanding Political Participation: Digital Practices, New Forms of Participation and the Renewal of Democracy Contributor(s): Wimmer, Jeffrey (Editor), Wallner, Cornelia (Editor), Winter, Rainer (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138658782 ISBN-13: 9781138658783 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Political Science | Political Process - Media & Internet |
Series: Routledge Studies in European Communication Research and Edu |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 258 pages |
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Publisher Description: The practices of participation and engagement are characterised by complexities and contradictions. All celebratory examples of uses of social media, e.g. in the Arab spring, the Occupy movement or in recent LGBTQ protests, are deeply rooted in human practices. Because of this connection, every case of mediated participation should be perceived as highly contextual and cannot be attributed to one (social) specific media logic, necessitating detailed empirical studies to investigate the different contexts of political and civic engagement. In this volume, the theoretical chapters discuss analytical frameworks that can enrich our understanding of current contexts and practices of mediated participation. The empirical studies explore the implications of the new digital conditions for the ways in which digitally mediated social interactions, practices and environments shape everyday participation, engagement or protest and their subjective as well societal meaning. |