Outside the bubble : social media and political participation in western democracies / Cristian Vaccari, and Augusto Valeriani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vaccari, Cristian, author.

Valeriani, Augusto, author.

Series:

Oxford studies in digital politics.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford studies in digital politics

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social media--Political aspects--United States.

Social media.

Social media--Political aspects--Europe.

Political participation--Technological innovations--United States.

Political participation.

Political participation--Technological innovations--Europe.

Communication in politics--United States.

Communication in politics.

Communication in politics--Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

Drawing on an original study of internet users across nine Western democracies, 'Outside the Bubble' offers an unprecedented look at the effects of social media on democratic participation.

Contents:

cover

Series

Outside the Bubble

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Why Social Media Matter

2. Political Participation in the Digital Age

3. Of Arguments, Accidents, and Asks: How and Why Political Experiences Occur on Social Media

4. Do Social Media Matter? Direct Effects of Agreement, Accidental Exposure, and Electoral Mobilization on Political Participation

5. Picking Winners or Helping Losers? Social Media and Political Equality

6. Does Context Matter? Political Experiences on Social Media in Comparative Perspective

Conclusion

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-085850-8

0-19-085851-6

0-19-085849-4

OCLC:

1245961025