Political Participation on Social Media: The Lived Experience of Online Debate

by Elizabeth Anne Bailey

Book Overview

This book explores people's lived experience of discussing politics online. Based on original research involving in-depth conversations with 85 participants around the UK, it asks people about their own understanding of their online engagement, focusing on major UK political events and related debates -the Scottish Independence Referendum, the EU Referendum and the UK Labour Party leadership contests. It shows how people's experiences are varied and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030652238
• ISBN13: 9783030652234
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"