The revolution that wasn't : how digital activism favors conservatives / Jen Schradie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schradie, Jen, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet and activism--North Carolina.

Internet and activism.

Internet and activism--United States.

Political participation--North Carolina--History--21st century.

Political participation.

Digital media--Political aspects--North Carolina.

Digital media.

Right and left (Political science)--North Carolina--History--21st century.

Right and left (Political science).

North Carolina--Politics and government--1951-.

North Carolina.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this counterintuitive study of digital democracy, Jen Schradie shows how the web has become another weapon in the arsenal of the powerful, and a potent weapon for conservative activists. Rather than leveling the playing field, the internet has tilted it in favor of the Right, where only the most sophisticated and well-funded players can compete.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface: The False Promise of Digital Activism

Introduction: Public Unions, Patriots, and the Battle for the Internet

Chapter One. The Great Class Wedge and the Internet's Hidden Costs

Chapter Two. Bureaucracy's Revenge and the Organization of Digital Activism

Chapter Three. The Right's Digital Evangelism and Its Boots on the Ground

Chapter Four. The Left's Radical Fairness and Its Muted Online Bullhorn

Conclusion: The Digital Activism Gap's Threat to Democracy

Methodological Appendix

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780674240445

0674240448

9780674240438

067424043X

OCLC:

1097597487