Facebook Democracy : the Architecture of Disclosure and the Threat to Public Life.

Marichal, José.,

Facebook Democracy : the Architecture of Disclosure and the Threat to Public Life. - 1 online resource (200 pages) - Politics & international relations . - Politics & international relations. .

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

Cover; Contents; 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; 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; Bibliography; Index.

Open Access

In this book, Marichal argues that understanding Facebook's impact on political processes requires an understanding of how Facebook's architecture of disclosure shapes the construction of individuals' political identities by drawing users further into their pre-selected social networks. Drawing on a number of disciplines and an ethnographic analysis of 250 Facebook political groups, Marichal explores how Facebook's emphasis on social connection impacts key dimensions of political participation: e.g., mobilization, deliberation, and attitude formation.

9781409444312 1409444317 9781409461678 140946167X 1409444309 9781409444305

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Facebook (Firm)
Facebook (Firm)


Political participation--Technological innovations.
Communication in politics--Technological innovations.
Political participation--Data processing.
Disclosure of information.
Online social networks--Political aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--General.
Political participation--Technological innovations.
Online social networks--Political aspects.
Communication in politics--Technological innovations.
Disclosure of information.


Electronic books.

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