Connective action and the rise of the far-right : platforms, politics, and the crisis of democracy / edited by Steven Livingston, Michael Miller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Livingston, Steven (Writer on public affairs), editor.

Miller, Michael, editor.

Series:

Journalism and political communication unbound.

Oxford scholarship online.

Journalism and political communication unbound

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Right-wing extremists.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

In 'Connective Action and the Rise of the Far-Right', the contributors explain democratic backsliding in the 21st century through what it terms a cross-disciplinary engagement between democracy scholars and data scientists. The former describe the necessary social and economic conditions for a healthy democracy, while the latter tell us something about the role of digital platforms in the realization (or not) of these same conditions. In turn, volume editors Steven Livingston and Michael Miller bring these two broad research traditions together to define a new analytical framework for understanding the potential demise of contemporary democracy. The chapters argue that the current threat to democracy comes from the organisation of illiberal movements, both on and offline. Put differently, democratic backsliding is the consequence of far-right connective action.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 11, 2025).

ISBN:

0-19-779497-1

0-19-779495-5

OCLC:

1514603383