{"product_id":"private-sphere-democracy-in-a-digital-age-paperback","title":"Private Sphere: Democracy in a Digital Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZizi A. Papacharissi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnline technologies excite the public imagination with narratives of democratization. The Internet is a political medium, borne of democracy, but is it democratizing?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLate modern democracies are characterized by civic apathy, public skepticism, disillusionment with politics, and general disinterest in conventional political process. And yet, public interest in blogging, online news, net-based activism, collaborative news filtering, and online networking reveal an electorate that is not disinterested, but rather, fatigued with political conventions of the mainstream.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book examines how online digital media shape and are shaped by contemporary democracies, by addressing the following issues: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do online technologies remake how we function as citizens in contemporary democracies?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat happens to our understanding of public and private as digitalized democracies converge technologies, spaces and practices?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do citizens of today understand and practice their civic responsibilities, and how do they compare to citizens of the past?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do discourses of globalization, commercialization and convergence inform audience\/producer, citizen\/consumer, personal\/political, public\/private roles individuals must take on?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre resulting political behaviors atomized or collective?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs there a public sphere anymore, and if not, what model of civic engagement expresses current tendencies and tensions best?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudents and scholars of media studies, political science, and critical theory will find this to be a fresh engagement with some of the most important questions facing democracies today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnline technologies excite the public imagination with narratives of democratization. The Internet is a political medium, borne of democracy, but is it democratizing? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLate modern democracies are characterized by civic apathy, public skepticism, disillusionment with politics, and general disinterest in conventional political process. And yet, public interest in blogging, online news, net-based activism, collaborative news filtering, and online networking reveal an electorate that is not disinterested, but rather, fatigued with political conventions of the mainstream.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book examines how online digital media shape and are shaped by contemporary democracies, by addressing the following issues: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do online technologies remake how we function as citizens in contemporary democracies?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat happens to our understanding of public and private as digitalized democracies converge technologies, spaces and practices?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do citizens of today understand and practice their civic responsibilities, and how do they compare to citizens of the past?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do discourses of globalization, commercialization and convergence inform audience\/producer, citizen\/consumer, personal\/political, public\/private roles individuals must take on?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre resulting political behaviors atomized or collective?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs there a public sphere anymore, and if not, what model of civic engagement expresses current tendencies and tensions best?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudents and scholars of media studies, political science, and critical theory will find this to be a fresh engagement with some of the most important questions facing democracies today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZizi Papacharissi\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Head of the Department of Communication, University of Illinois-Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131931234439,"sku":"9780745645254","price":42.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4ad18a5745e6fe313e2e9c1b43af8525.webp?v=1732622488","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/private-sphere-democracy-in-a-digital-age-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}