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1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Outline of the chapters; 2. Engagement and participation: forms and practices; Introduction; Participation and forms of democracy; The collaborative turn in political and civic life; Participation and the social dynamics of civic life; Lived political culture: the dynamics of political and social life; Conclusion; Notes; 3. Voicing issues: the public sphere and the media; Introduction; Discourse and praxis in the public sphere |
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The dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in public spheresReflexivity within the public sphere; Media, communication and the public sphere; Conclusion; 4. Digital media, social media and communication; Introduction; Digital media and social media in communicative practice and experience; Political communication; Digital media, the public sphere and a global information culture; Communication, politics and popular culture; Communication, media networks and civic spaces; Conclusion; Notes; 5. The design and use of social media in forms of participation; Introduction |
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Social media and communication in civic and political cultureSocial media design; Algorithms as a feature of civic and public communication; Social media design and use in relation to engagement and participation; News and social media; Conclusion; Notes; 6. Political culture: communication and ways of relating; Introduction; Extending political culture: the dynamics of interpretation in shaping political sensibilities; Civic culture and agency in making civil society; Communication and the symbolic aspects of political culture |
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The dynamics of political culture: sharing and ways of relating publiclyConclusion: rethinking political culture in the dynamics of civil society and the mediapolis; 7. Contexts of civic communication at the local, national and global levels; Introduction; Situating the practices of social media use and civic participation within the dynamics of lived political culture; Community-based networks and political culture: locally based community groups and social media; Protest and political culture: rallying and expressing civic concern and social media at national and global levels |
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Characteristics of the forms and content of civic communication at local, national and global levelsConclusion; 8. Contexts of civic communication: campaigning, citizen journalism and general social media use in civic life; Introduction; Campaigning and the use of social media; Traditional and participatory journalism and social media; Citizens, civic participation and social media; Conclusion; 9. Networks of social media and civic engagement and participation; Introduction; Beyond socialised political culture and â#x80;#x98;bowling aloneâ#x80;#x99;, towards networks of expression |
| Summary |
"Communicative Civic-ness explores how political culture shapes social media interactions in civic participation, arguing that social media usage is informed by context-specific civil and political culture. Drawing on cutting-edge research, the book develops a new robust theoretical and conceptual framework on civic engagement and participation, comprising:contextual ethos of civic communication;political culture and civic communication;use of social media in private and public spheres;design of social media. It critically addresses issues within the concept of political culture and develops the concept of 'communicative civic-ness'. This concept seeks to aid a better-informed debate about the capacity of social media to support the pluralistic discussions that underpin deliberative democratic processes. This book appeals to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as academics with an interest in areas including (but not limited to) sociology, political science and media studies. It will also provide useful information and understanding to third sector organisations and policy-makers regarding forms of civic participation."--Provided by publisher |
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Social media -- Political aspects
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Political culture.
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Social parrticipation
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Political culture.
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Social media -- Political aspects.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315660653 |
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1315660652 |
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