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The new town hall : why we engage personally with politicians / Gina M. Masullo.
Van Pelt Library JA85.2.U6 M3785 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Masullo, Gina M., author.
- Series:
- Politics gets personal.
- Politics gets personal
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communication in politics--United States.
- Communication in politics.
- Constituent power.
- United States.
- Political participation--United States.
- Political participation.
- Constituent power--United States.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 171 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Drawing on in-depth interviews with a wide variety of Americans, this book answers two questions: How and why do we personally engage with elected officials online and offline? What influence does this personal political engagement have on our democracy?"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I Roots of Personal Political Engagement
- ch. 1 Introduction: Why Personal Engagement with Politicians Matters
- ch. 2 Why Americans Engage Personally with Politicians
- ch. 3 Personal Political Engagement: What the Experts Say
- pt. II The Personal Politics of Interacting with Elected Officials
- ch. 4 Citizen Voices: Who Are These People?
- ch. 5 In-Person Politics: Engaging Offline
- ch. 6 Screaming into a Void: Engaging Online
- ch. 7 #Blocked: When Engagement Fails
- pt. III What This Means
- ch. 8 Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Masullo, Gina M. New town hall.
- ISBN:
- 9781440866890
- 1440866899
- OCLC:
- 1133128406
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