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Political Turbulence: How Social Media Shape Collective Action
Helen Margetts
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Description for Political Turbulence: How Social Media Shape Collective Action
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: JPW; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 571.
As people spend increasing proportions of their daily lives using social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, they are being invited to support myriad political causes by sharing, liking, endorsing, or downloading. Chain reactions caused by these tiny acts of participation form a growing part of collective action today, from neighborhood campaigns to global political movements. Political Turbulence reveals that, in fact, most attempts at collective action online do not succeed, but some give rise to huge mobilizations--even revolutions. Drawing on large-scale data generated from the Internet and real-world events, this book shows how mobilizations that succeed are unpredictable, unstable, ... Read more
As people spend increasing proportions of their daily lives using social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, they are being invited to support myriad political causes by sharing, liking, endorsing, or downloading. Chain reactions caused by these tiny acts of participation form a growing part of collective action today, from neighborhood campaigns to global political movements. Political Turbulence reveals that, in fact, most attempts at collective action online do not succeed, but some give rise to huge mobilizations--even revolutions. Drawing on large-scale data generated from the Internet and real-world events, this book shows how mobilizations that succeed are unpredictable, unstable, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
566g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691159225
SKU
V9780691159225
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About Helen Margetts
Helen Margetts is professor of society and the Internet and director of the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford. Peter John is professor of political science and public policy at University College London. Scott Hale is a data scientist at the Oxford Internet Institute. Taha Yasseri is a research fellow in computational social science at the Oxford Internet ... Read more
Reviews for Political Turbulence: How Social Media Shape Collective Action
One of The Guardian's Best Politics Books of 2016, chosen by Gaby Hinsliff [C]ontributes an important series of creatively and rigorously researched insights into the social mechanics of Internet-based collective action, handing researchers a new toolbox of methods and techniques in the process.
Science A comprehensive study.
Ivor Gaber, Times Higher Education A revelatory study.
Stuart Weir, ... Read more
Science A comprehensive study.
Ivor Gaber, Times Higher Education A revelatory study.
Stuart Weir, ... Read more