Editors:
- Tackles questions about political engagement, migration, conflict and crisis communication, and identity construction
- Exhaustive range of countries and contexts covered
- Illustrates the diversity of media practice and the underlying trends across space and time
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theorising Migration, Crisis, Culture and Conflict in the Digital Public Sphere
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Cyberconflict and the Digital Diaspora: Nigeria, India, China and Mexico
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Migration and Crisis Discourses in the EU Public Sphere
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Digital Culture and Communication Shifts in the Public Sphere
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About this book
Reviews
“People are on the move, and so is technology. In this turbulent account of a breath taking global range, we discover a treasure trove of bottom-up case studies on community-based social media use. Using the lens of migration we get a unique insight into diaspora networks and the rise of conflicts in the digital realm. The collected stories prove that the public sphere is no longer a given and is being rebuilt as we speak--on the net.” (Geert Lovink, Researcher at the Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam)
“Through a series of diverse and intriguing cross disciplinary case studies of digital activism set against the background of migration and austerity this vibrant collection of essays problematises the idea of the digital public sphere. A number of theoretical dilemmas emerge from close studies of activist movements and communities across divergent geographical, political and social contexts: the dynamic of increased capacity for public connection and community buildingagainst the increased capacity for surveillance and social control; digital communities or networked individualism; political engagement as material practice as against opinion and belief. What emerges is a demonstration of the nuances of digital activism and the range of disciplinary theoretical resources implicated in the study of the digital public sphere.” (Peter Lunt, Professor Media and Communication, University of Leicester)
“With breathtaking scope both conceptual and geographical, this volume explodes our notion of digital politics. In its comprehensive approach to technology as narratives, users and infrastructures and studying them in crisis and conflict situations, this carefully curated book provokes lively dialogue about risks and opportunities of our contemporary public sphere.” (Jonathan Ong, Lecturer Media and Communication, University of Leicester)
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
Athina Karatzogianni
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University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Dennis Nguyen
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University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Elisa Serafinelli
About the editors
Dennis Nguyen is Lecturer for the International Communication and Media programme at the Hogeschool Utrecht, the Netherlands. His research focuses on online public spheres and transnational political discourses in conflict and crisis situations.
Elisa Serafinelli is Research Associate at the School of Social Sciences, University of Hull, UK. She completed her PhD at the University of Hull, UK with a research project on smart mobile technologies, visual communication and social practices.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Digital Transformation of the Public Sphere
Book Subtitle: Conflict, Migration, Crisis and Culture in Digital Networks
Editors: Athina Karatzogianni, Dennis Nguyen, Elisa Serafinelli
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50456-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-50455-5Published: 28 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95384-4Published: 12 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-50456-2Published: 17 December 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 433
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Media and Communication, Social Media, Digital Humanities