The Internet Left
Ideology in the Age of Social Media
1st Edition
Published on 21. December 2023
182 pages
978-1-5292-3258-5 (ISBN)
Description
Defying the current pessimistic narrative, this book challenges the prevailing assumptions that the political Left is spent, hopeful ideological discourse has collapsed and social media has corroded public debates about politics.
Instead, the book argues that ideological activism remains vibrant on the Left, but there is currently no clear way of recognising and analysing this phenomenon. The book fills this gap by first defining what political social media is and then by taking a morphological approach to investigating political ideologies and revealing the ways in which interconnected concepts are arranged. It concludes by coining the term 'proto-ideologies' to approach the construction of concepts that generate ideologies in the making.
Instead, the book argues that ideological activism remains vibrant on the Left, but there is currently no clear way of recognising and analysing this phenomenon. The book fills this gap by first defining what political social media is and then by taking a morphological approach to investigating political ideologies and revealing the ways in which interconnected concepts are arranged. It concludes by coining the term 'proto-ideologies' to approach the construction of concepts that generate ideologies in the making.
Reviews / Votes
"A masterful analysis of left-wing discourse in the age of social media. This book provides an ultimately uplifting account of political social media, contrary to the widespread accusations that it is damaging public debate." Remi Adekoya, University of YorkMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 Illustrations, black and white
File size
0,90 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-3258-5 (9781529232585)
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Person
Graham Harrison is Associate Professor of International Political Economy in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University.
Content
Part I
1. Introduction
2. Chaos, Crisis, Decline, Contention
3. 'A Largeness of Vision and Imagination': Marxism and Socialism
4. Proto-Ideologies
Part II
5. Democratic Marxist Nationalism
6. Identitarian Socialism
7. Contention
8. Conclusion
1. Introduction
2. Chaos, Crisis, Decline, Contention
3. 'A Largeness of Vision and Imagination': Marxism and Socialism
4. Proto-Ideologies
Part II
5. Democratic Marxist Nationalism
6. Identitarian Socialism
7. Contention
8. Conclusion
