The Digital Party: Political Organisation and Online Democracy

by Paolo Gerbaudo

Book Overview

From the Pirate Parties in Northern Europe to Podemos in Spain and the 5-Star Movement in Italy, from the movements behind Bernie Sanders in the United States and Jeremy Corbyn in the United Kingdom, to Jean-Luc Melenchon's presidential bid in France, the last decade has witnessed the rise of a new blueprint for political organization: the digital party.

These new political formations tap into the potential of social media to gain consensus,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745335799
• ISBN13: 9780745335797
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.4"