Handbook of research on recent developments in Internet activism and political participation / Yasmin Ibrahim, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ibrahim, Yasmin, author.

Contributor:

Ibrahim, Yasmin, editor.

Series:

Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book series.

Advances in Public Policy and Administration (APPA) Book Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation--Technological innovations--Case studies.

Political participation.

Communication in politics--Technological innovations--Case studies.

Communication in politics.

Internet--Political aspects--Case studies.

Internet.

Communication in politics--Technological innovations.

Internet--Political aspects.

Political participation--Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

31 PDFs (368 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global, 2020.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This book explores the modern role that digital media plays within community engagement and political development. This book discusses real-world case studies in various regions of the world on how the Internet is affecting government agendas and promoting the voice of the community"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section 1. Selfies and Instagram. Chapter 1. Resistance and protests through the "selfie": recasting the self through the politics of protest ; Chapter 2. Selfie journalism and politics: an empirical approach ; Chapter 3. No interaction on instagram: political party use of Instagram in the 2014 Swedish election campaign

Section 2. Immersive environment and gaming. Chapter 4. 'No line on the horizon': virtual reality in digital ecosystems and the politics of immersive storytelling ; Chapter 5. The pervasive and the digital: immersive worlds in four interactive artworks ; Chapter 6. Gaming digital content creation to engage youth in participatory politics

Section 3. Fake news and images. Chapter 7. Fake news: origins and political impact ; Chapter 8. Fake photos in the European refugee crisis: the "invasion" narrative of the radical right

Section 4. Race and the digital imaginary. Chapter 9. Facebook aesthetics: white world-making, digital imaginary, and "the war on terror" ; Chapter 10. The twisted fairy tale behind how light-skinned girls are 'trending'

Section 5. Food and environmental campaigns. Chapter 11. Innovation for human development: exploring the potential of participatory video for two grassroots initiatives ; Chapter 12. Climate change and sustainability issues in Indian newspapers ; Chapter 13. Environmental campaigns in traditional and social media ; Chapter 14. Digital activism: challenging food poverty in the UK ; Chapter 15. Use of mobiles for promoting agriculture in Puducherry, India

Section 6. Corporations, elections, and politics. Chapter 16. The role of 'delegated transferable vote' for supporting tactical voting in first-past-the-post elections: an anthropological study of local, regional, and national elections in the United Kingdom ; Chapter 17. Website-feature analysis of Irish parliamentarians' performance in Web 2.0 technologies ; Chapter 18. CIO power influences the social alignment and IT-business strategic alignment relationship.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781799847977

OCLC:

1162973556