The revolution that wasn't : how digital activism favors conservatives /

The 2016 presidential election launched a public debate about the role the internet plays in civic and political life. To explain the surprise election of President Trump, a long list of culprits has been identified: Russian hacks, bots, fake news, greedy and careless social networks. While these ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schradie, Jen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Since 1951
Internet and activism > North Carolina.
Internet and activism > United States.
Political participation > North Carolina > History > 21st century.
Digital media > Political aspects > North Carolina.
Right and left (Political science) > North Carolina > History > 21st century.
Cybermilitantisme > Caroline du Nord.
Cybermilitantisme > États-Unis.
Participation politique > Caroline du Nord > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Médias numériques > Aspect politique > Caroline du Nord.
HISTORY > Social History.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Digital media > Political aspects.
Internet and activism.
Political participation.
Politics and government.
Right and left (Political science)
North Carolina > Politics and government > 1951-
Caroline du Nord > Politique et gouvernement > 1951-
North Carolina.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface: The false promise of digital activism
  • Introduction: Public unions, patriots, and the battle for the internet
  • The great class wedge and the internet's hidden costs
  • Bureaucracy's revenge and the organization of digital activism
  • The right's digital evangelism and its boots on the ground
  • The left's radical fairness and its muted online bullhorn
  • Conclusion: The digital activism gap's threat to democracy.

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