The revolution that wasn't how digital activism favors conservatives

The revolution that wasn't how digital activism favors conservatives

The 2016 presidential election launched a public debate about the role the internet plays in civic and political life. To explain the surprise election of President Trump, a long list of culprits has been identified: Russian hacks, bots, fake news, greedy and careless social networks. While these ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schradie, Jen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
North Carolina > Politics and government > 1951-
North Carolina.
United States.
Internet and activism > North Carolina.
Internet and activism > United States.
Political participation > North Carolina > History > 21st century.
Digital media > Political aspects > North Carolina.
Right and left (Political science) > North Carolina > History > 21st century.
Digital media > Political aspects.
Internet and activism.
Political participation.
Politics and government.
Right and left (Political science)
HISTORY / Social History.
PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
EBSCO eBooks
Online Access:https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/2103686.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • Preface: The false promise of digital activism
  • Introduction: Patriots, radicals, unionists and reformers and their battle for the internet
  • The great class wedge: the have nots have less online
  • Bureaucracy's revenge: the work and organization of digital activism
  • The right's digital evangelism: the triumphant unity of freedom
  • The left's diversity is its digital demise: the muted echo of radical fairness
  • Conclusion: The civic threat of the digital activism gap.

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