Facebook democracy : the architecture of disclosure and the threat to public life / Jose Marichal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marichal, José, author.

Series:

Politics & international relations.

Politics & international relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Facebook (Firm).

Political participation--Technological innovations.

Political participation.

Communication in politics--Technological innovations.

Communication in politics.

Political participation--Data processing.

Physical Description:

193 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on a number of disciplines and an ethnographic analysis of 250 Facebook political groups, Marichal explores how Facebook's emphasis on social connection impacts key dimensions of political participation: e.g. mobilization, deliberation, and attitude formation.

Contents:

Introduction : the allure of facebook

Facebook and the utopian/dystopian dialectic

Facebook and the architecture of disclosure

Facebook and the decline of the public

The personal citizen

Engagement as personal citizens

The digital front stage and deliberation

Facebook and mobilization : beyond the Facebook revolution

Privacy in the age of personal politics

Friending the nation-state : social networking and power

Conclusions : how to listen on Facebook.

Notes:

First published 2012 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4094-6167-X

1-315-58179-5

1-317-13695-0

1-4094-4431-7

1-280-87703-0

9786613718341

1-317-13696-9

1-317-13694-2

9781315581798

OCLC:

1018148068

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access