The Logic Of Connective Action Digital Media And The Personalization Of Contentious Politics
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781107025745
Description: This text explains the rise of a personalized digitally networked politics in which diverse individuals address the common problems of our times such as economic fairness and climate change. Rich case studies from the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany illustrate a theoretical framework for understanding how large-scale connective action is coordinated using inclusive discourses such as 'We Are the 99%' that travel easily through social media.