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Author Jungherr, Andreas, author

Title Retooling politics : how digital media are shaping democracy / Andreas Jungherr, Gonzalo Rivero, Daniel Gayo-Avello
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020
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Description 1 online resource
Contents The rise of digital media and the retooling of politics -- The flow of political information -- Reaching people -- The effects of political information -- Digital media and collective action -- Changing organizations -- Data in politics -- Digital media and democracy -- Digital media in politics
Summary "Donald Trump, the Arab Spring, Brexit: Digital media have provided political actors and citizens with new tools to engage in politics. These tools are now routinely used by activists, candidates, nongovernmental organizations, and parties to inform, mobilize, and persuade people. But what are the effects of this retooling of politics? Do digital media empower the powerless or are they breaking democracy? Have these new tools and practices fundamentally changed politics or is their impact just a matter of degree? This clear-eyed guide steps back from hyperbolic hopes and fears to offer a balanced account of what aspects of politics are being shaped by digital media and what remains unchanged. The authors discuss data-driven politics, the flow and reach of political information, the effects of communication interventions through digital tools, their use by citizens in coordinating political action, and what their impact is on political organizations and on democracy at large"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 13, 2020)
Subject Communication in politics -- Technological innovations
Political participation -- Technological innovations
Digital media -- Political aspects
Big data -- Political aspects
Technology and democracy
Big data -- Political aspects
Communication in politics -- Technological innovations
Digital media -- Political aspects
Political participation -- Technological innovations
Form Electronic book
Author Rivero Rodríguez, Gonzalo, author
Gayo-Avello, Daniel, 1975- author.
LC no. 2019051271
ISBN 9781108297820
110829782X