Citizen Participation and Political Communication in a Digital World (Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture #32)

By: Alex Frame and Gilles Brachotte

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Synopsis: The arrival of the participatory web 2.0 has been hailed by many as a media revolution, bringing with it new tools and possibilities for direct political action. Through specialised online platforms, mainstream social media or blogs, citizens in many countries are increasingly seeking to have their voices heard online, whether it is to lobby, to support or to complain about their elected representatives. Politicians, too, are adopting "new media" in specific ways, though they are often criticised for failing to seize the full potential of online tools to enter into dialogue with their electorates. Bringing together perspectives from around the world, this volume examines emerging forms of citizen participation in the face of the evolving logics of political communication, and provides a unique and original focus on the gap which exists between political uses of digital media by the politicians and by the people they represent.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 230 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781317388548
Related ISBNs:: 9781138935037, 9781138597969, 9781315677569
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/17/22
Copyrighted By:: Alex Frame, Gilles Brachotte
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies, Language Arts, Communication, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Alex Frame
Edited by:: Gilles Brachotte