Defining Democracy in a Digital Age: Political Support on Social Media

by Barend Lutz, Pierre Du Toit, B. Lutz

Book Overview

The internet has created a new social base where governments are ever more critically examined and measuring public sentiment expressed on social media is crucial to gauging ongoing support for democracy. This book illustrates a methodology for doing so, and considers the impact of this new public sphere on the future of democracy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137496185
• ISBN13: 9781137496188
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"