Format:
1 online resource (108 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781009053266
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9781009500869
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9781009055093
Series Statement:
Cambridge elements. Elements in politics and communication
Content:
For over two decades, political communication research has hailed the potentially reinvigorating effect of social media on democracy. Social media was expected to provide new opportunities for people to learn about politics and public affairs, and to participate politically. Building on two systematic literature reviews on social media, and its effects on political participation and knowledge (2000-2020), and introducing empirical evidence drawing on four original US survey data that expands for over a decade (2009-2020), this Element contends that social media has only partially fulfilled this tenet, producing a Social Media Democracy Mirage. That is, social media have led to a socio-political paradox in which people are more participatory than ever, yet not necessarily more informed.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2024)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781009500869
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781009500869
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/9781009053266
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