Facebook democracy / by José Marichal.

Drawing on a number of disciplines and an ethnographic analysis of 250 Facebook political groups, Marichal explores how Facebook's emphasis on social connection impacts key dimensions of political participation: e.g. mobilization, deliberation, and attitude formation.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2016.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the allure of facebook
  • Facebook and the utopian/dystopian dialectic
  • Facebook and the architecture of disclosure
  • Facebook and the decline of the public
  • The personal citizen
  • Engagement as personal citizens
  • The digital front stage and deliberation
  • Facebook and mobilization : beyond the Facebook revolution
  • Privacy in the age of personal politics
  • Friending the nation-state : social networking and power
  • Conclusions : how to listen on Facebook.