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NETWORKING DEMOCRACY?: Social media innovations and participatory politics
Abstract
Early conceptions of digital democracy as a virtual public sphere or civic commons have been replaced by a new technological optimism for democratic renewal based upon the open and collaborative networking characteristics of social media. This article provides an introduction to a special issue of the international journal Information, Communication & Society, which attempts to present a grounded analysis of these claims drawing upon evidence-based research and analysis. A more cautious approach is suggested for the potential of social media to facilitate more participative democracy while acknowledging its disruptive value for challenging traditional interests and modes of communicative power.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Loader, B. D., & Mercea, D.
- Venue
- Information, Communication & Society
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-08-02
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 757-769
- ISSN
- 1369-118X (ISSN-L)
- 1468-4462
- OpenAlex
- W2152720136
- Cited by
- 434
- References
- 45
- FWCI
- 42.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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