The Political Web
Media, Participation and Alternative Democracy
Published on 9. August 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
VI, 195 pages
978-1-137-32637-9 (ISBN)
Description
As democracy encounters difficulties, many citizens are turning to the domain of alternative politics and, in so doing, making considerable use of the new communication technologies. This volume analyses the various factors that shape such participation, and addresses such key topics as civic subjectivity, web intellectuals, and cosmopolitanism.
Reviews / Votes
"Dahlgren reflects with great clarity and insight upon forms of 'alternative' or 'extra-parliamentary' online political action. This is an under-studied theme and this book will contribute to the literature in ways that previous studies of the Internet and political democracy have not." - Stephen Coleman, University of Leeds, UK
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Edition
2013 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
VI, 195 p.
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
286 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-32637-9 (9781137326379)
DOI
10.1057/9781137326386
Schweitzer Classification
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Book
08/2013
Palgrave Macmillan
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Person
Peter Dahlgren is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Communication and Media at Lund University, Sweden. His work focuses on media and democracy, from the horizons of late modern social and cultural theory. His books include Media and Political Engagement (2009), Young People, ICTs and Democracy (2010) and The Political Web (2013).
Content
Contents Acknowledgements Introduction: Snapshots from a Revolt PART I: POLITICS AND PARTICIPATION ON THE WEB 1. Democracy, Participation, and Media Connections 2. Force-fields of the Web Environment PART II: EVOLVING FORMS AND PRACTICES 3. Occupy Wall Street: Discursive Strategies and Fields 4. Online Public Intellectuals 5. Web Journalism and Civic Cosmopolitanism: Professional vs. Participatory Ideals PART III: CRITICAL APPROACHES 6. The Civic Subject and Media-Based Agency 7. Critical Media Research: Something Old, New, and Unfinished References