Political Turbulence: How Social Media Shape Collective Action

by Peter John, Helen Margetts, Scott Hale, et al.

Book Overview

How social media is giving rise to a chaotic new form of politics

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691177929
• ISBN13: 9780691177922
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"