[ecrea] new book - Social Media and Democracy

politics

Social Media and Democracy
Innovations in Participatory Politics

Edited by Brian D Loader, Dan Mercea



I am pleased to share with Social Media and Democracy, edited by Brian D 
Loader and Dan Mercea, which is published this month, and would like to 
invite you to recommend this title to your librarian by following the 
link above.

This book critically investigates the complex interaction between social 
media and contemporary democratic politics, and provides a grounded 
analysis of the emerging importance of Social media in civic engagement.

Social media applications such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, have 
increasingly been adopted by politicians, political activists and social 
movements as a means to engage, organize and communicate with citizens 
worldwide. Drawing on Obama’s Presidential campaign, opposition and 
protests in the Arab states, and the mobilization of support for 
campaigns against tuition fee increases and the UK Uncut demonstrations, 
this book presents evidence-based research and analysis. Renowned 
international scholars examine the salience of the network as a metaphor 
for understanding our social world, but also the centrality of the 
Internet in civic and political networks. Whilst acknowledging the power 
of social media, the contributors question the claim it is a utopian 
tool of democracy, and suggests a cautious approach to facilitate more 
participative democracy is necessary.

Providing the most up-to-date analysis of social media, citizenship and 
democracy, Social Media and Democracy will be of strong interest to 
students and scholars of Political Science, Social Policy, Sociology, 
Communication Studies, Computing and Information and Communications 
Technologies.
Series: Routledge Research in Political Communication

Hardback: 978-0-415-68370-8

Read More | Recommend to Librarian

Many thanks for your time.

Leigh-Ann Bard

Marketing Assistant

Politics and International Relations

Military, Strategic and Security Studies

(Leigh-Ann.Bard /at/ tandf.co.uk)








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