Public spheres and mediated social networks in the western context and beyond. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Petros Iosifidis, Mark Wheeler.
• Authors: Iosifidis, Petros; (College teacher), Wheeler, Mark
• Contents: Introduction -- Part One.Theory and Practice -- 1.Social Media, Public Sphere and Democracy -- 2.The Political Economy of Social Media -- 3.Western Media Policy Frameworks and Values -- Part Two.Western Liberal Democratic Traditions, Grassroots Politics and the Social Media -- 4.Modern Political Communication and Web 2.0 in Representative Democracies: the United States and the British Experience -- 5.The Public Sphere and Network Democracy: the Arab Spring, WikiLeaks and the Edward Snowden Revelations -- 6.Public Diplomacy 2.0 and the Social Media -- Part Three.The rise of the BRICS and on-line interest -- 7.Russia and China: Autocratic and On-line -- 8.India and South Africa; Post-colonial Power, Democratization and the Online Community -- 9.Japan, South Korea, Brazil: Post-industrial Societies; Hard and Software -- 10.The Social Media and the Middle East -- 11.Conclusion .
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 302.2/31; Social media -- Political aspects; Online social networks -- Political aspects; Public opinion; Communication in politics; Communication; Social media; Political communication; Public policy; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology; Communication in politics; Public opinion; Social media -- Political aspects; Social Science -- Media Studies; Social Science -- General; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Communication Studies; Political Science -- General; Political Science -- Public Policy -- General; Media studies; Cultural studies; Communication studies; Political science & theory; Public administration; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137410306; 1137410302
• Related ISBNs: 9781137410290; 1137410299
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 21, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.