1st Edition
Facebook Democracy The Architecture of Disclosure and the Threat to Public Life
By José Marichal
Copyright 2012
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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In July 2010, Facebook had over 500 million subscribers worldwide and the rapid rise of the site prompted Time magazine to name Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg its person of the year for 2010. This novel book advances our understanding of how democratic citizens are transformed by the "Facebook revolution". Despite increasing interest in politics and popular media, there has been little... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction The Allure of Facebook, José Marichal; Chapter 1a Facebook and the Utopian/Dystopian Dialectic, José Marichal; Chapter 2 Facebook and the Architecture of Disclosure, José Marichal; Chapter 3 Facebook and the Decline of the Public, José Marichal; Chapter 4 The Personal Citizen, José Marichal; Chapter 5 Engagement as Personal Citizens, José Marichal; Chapter 6 The Digital Front Stage and Deliberation, José Marichal; Chapter 7 Facebook and Mobilization: Beyond the Facebook Revolution, José Marichal; Chapter 8 Privacy in the Age of Personal Politics, José Marichal; Chapter 9 Friending the Nation-State: Social Networking and Power, José Marichal; Chapter 10 Conclusions: How to Listen on Facebook, José Marichal;
Biography
José Marichal is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at California Lutheran University, USA.
’Conceptualizing Facebook (and social media more generally) as architectures that structure political behavior is an original way of examining what difference social media make. This study provides fresh insights about both the problems and potential offered by these new communication tools.’ Karen Mossberger, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA ’A fascinating and much needed account of how online connectedness and disclosure impact mobilization, deliberation, engagement, friendship, privacy and more. A must read for all those interested in the breathtaking changes that the Internet, and particularly social media, introduces to both public and private domains of our everyday experiences.’ Azi Lev-On, Ariel University Centre, Israel 'Marichal’s book is important and makes a significant contribution to the field of mobile media and politics.' Mobile Media and Communication 'Facebook Democracy is a thought-provoking and essential book that helps facilitate our understanding of how the Internet is changing the political world.' Political Science Quarterly
