Civic media : technology, design, practice edited by Eric Gordon and Paul Mihailidis - Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press, c2016. - xii, 648 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Democracy in the digital age ; Effective civics ; The logic of connective action ; Case studies.
Countless people around the world harness the affordances of digital media to enable democratic participation, coordinate disaster relief, campaign for policy change, and strengthen local advocacy groups. The world watched as activists used social media to organize protests during the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, and Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution. Many governmental and community organizations changed their mission and function as they adopted new digital tools and practices. This book examines the use of "civic media" - the technologies, designs, and practices that support connection through common purpose in civic, political, and social life. Scholars from a range of disciplines and practitioners from a variety of organizations offer analyses and case studies that explore the theory and practice of civic media.
9780262034272
2015039701
Mass media--Political aspects
Digital media--Political aspects
Political participation
Political participation--Technological innovations
Internet in public administration
302.23
Democracy in the digital age ; Effective civics ; The logic of connective action ; Case studies.
Countless people around the world harness the affordances of digital media to enable democratic participation, coordinate disaster relief, campaign for policy change, and strengthen local advocacy groups. The world watched as activists used social media to organize protests during the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, and Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution. Many governmental and community organizations changed their mission and function as they adopted new digital tools and practices. This book examines the use of "civic media" - the technologies, designs, and practices that support connection through common purpose in civic, political, and social life. Scholars from a range of disciplines and practitioners from a variety of organizations offer analyses and case studies that explore the theory and practice of civic media.
9780262034272
2015039701
Mass media--Political aspects
Digital media--Political aspects
Political participation
Political participation--Technological innovations
Internet in public administration
302.23