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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Theory and Practice
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Western Liberal Democratic Traditions, Grassroots Politics and the Social Media
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The Rise of the BRICS and On-line Interest
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“Petros Iosifidis and Mark Wheeler’s new book mobilizes some big and important themes on the structure of communication in today’s world. Through a careful mix of theoretical discussion and examples, it sheds light on how the fractal and hybrid character of contemporary media systems shapes political action. This is a useful, up-to-date, and refreshingly panoramic perspective on the relationships between media, citizenship, governance, and policy.” (Professor Andrew Chadwick, New Political Communication Unit, Royal Holloway, University of London)
“The value and impact, in terms of enhancing democratic engagement, of social media is an extremely important topic. As millions globally take to social media and many of those intersperse interacting with friends, posting pictures from their daily lives with interactions about politics academia needs to critically evaluate what effects this has and might have. This important work by Iosifidis and Wheeler contributes theoretically and empirically to contemporaneous debates, importantly broadening these into a global focus to examine whether we can yet suggest ICTs are facilitating the formation of a public sphere.” (Dr Darren G. Lilleker, Associate Professor, Political Communication, Bournemouth University)
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Book Title: Public Spheres and Mediated Social Networks in the Western Context and Beyond
Authors: Petros Iosifidis, Mark Wheeler
Series Title: Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-41030-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-41029-0Published: 02 June 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-41030-6Published: 13 May 2016
Series ISSN: 2634-6192
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6206
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 297
Topics: Media and Communication, Social Media, Regional and Cultural Studies, Communication Studies, Political Communication, Public Policy