The political web [electronic resource] : media, participation and alternative democracy / Peter Dahlgren.

By:

Dahlgren, Peter, 1946-

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TextPublication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (203 p.)ISBN:

9781137326386

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DDC classification:

323.042

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Contents:

Pt. 1. Politics and Participation on the Web -- Ch. 1. Democracy, Participation, and Media Connections -- Ch. 2. Force-Fields of the Web Environment -- Pt. 2. Evolving Forms and Practices -- Ch. 3. Occupy Wall Street: Discursive Strategies and Fields - Ch. 4. Online Public Intellectuals -- Ch. 5. Web Journalism and Civic Cosmopolitanism: Professional vs. Participatory Ideals -- Pt. 3. Critical Approaches -- Ch. 6. The Civic Subject and Media-Based Agency -- Ch. 7. Critical Media Research: Something Old, New, and Unfinished.

Summary: As democracy encounters difficulties, many citizens are turning to the domain of alternative politics and, in so doing, making considerable use of the new communication technologies. This volume analyses the various factors that shape such participation, and addresses such key topics as civic subjectivity, web intellectuals, and cosmopolitanism.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	URL	Status	Notes
Electronic resources	Marbella International University Centre	323.042 DAH pol (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available	E-book

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Politics and Participation on the Web --
Ch. 1. Democracy, Participation, and Media Connections --
Ch. 2. Force-Fields of the Web Environment --
Pt. 2. Evolving Forms and Practices --
Ch. 3. Occupy Wall Street: Discursive Strategies and Fields -
Ch. 4. Online Public Intellectuals --
Ch. 5. Web Journalism and Civic Cosmopolitanism: Professional vs. Participatory Ideals --
Pt. 3. Critical Approaches --
Ch. 6. The Civic Subject and Media-Based Agency --
Ch. 7. Critical Media Research: Something Old, New, and Unfinished.

As democracy encounters difficulties, many citizens are turning to the domain of alternative politics and, in so doing, making considerable use of the new communication technologies. This volume analyses the various factors that shape such participation, and addresses such key topics as civic subjectivity, web intellectuals, and cosmopolitanism.

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