Facebook democracy : the architecture of disclosure and the threat to public life /

Marichal, Jose.,

Facebook democracy : the architecture of disclosure and the threat to public life / Jose Marichal. - 1 online resource - Politics & international relations . - Politics & international relations. .

First published 2012 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-188) and index.

Introduction : the allure of facebook -- 1. Facebook and the utopian/dystopian dialectic -- 2. Facebook and the architecture of disclosure -- 3. Facebook and the decline of the public -- 4. The personal citizen -- 5. Engagement as personal citizens -- 6. The digital front stage and deliberation -- 7. Facebook and mobilization : beyond the Facebook revolution -- 8. Privacy in the age of personal politics -- 9. Friending the nation-state : social networking and power -- 10. Conclusions : how to listen on Facebook.

9781315581798 9781317136941 9781317136958

10.4324/9781315581798 doi


Facebook (Firm)


Political participation--Technological innovations.
Communication in politics--Technological innovations.
Political participation--Data processing.
Disclosure of information.
Online social networks--Political aspects.

JF799 / .M375 2016

323.0402854678 / M333