Overview
Brings together an international range of methodological and theoretical approaches around one core question
Questions whether social media can provide a solid platform for civic conversations
Provides an introduction to the current landscape of research surrounding Twitter and political communication
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Political Contention and Civic Engagement
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Inside Twitter Communities: Communication Strategies in Networked Publics
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The Role and Nature of Affect in Twitter Interactions
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The Use of Humor and Popular Culture in Political Conversations on Twitter
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About this book
This volume provides a critical view of the nature and quality of political and civic communication on Twitter. The introduction lays out the current state of research, showing the continuum of views, from the more optimistic to more pessimistic, regarding the platform’s potential to facilitate civic conversations. The eleven empirical case studies in the book provide new insights, addressing a variety of topics through a diverse array of methodological approaches. Together, the chapters provide a counter position to recent studies that offer more celebratory assessments of Twitter’s potential. The book draws attention to the chaotic, insular, uncivil, and emotionally charged nature of debate and communication on Twitter.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Gwen Bouvier is Professor in the Department of English, School of International Studies at Zhejiang University, China.
Judith E. Rosenbaum is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of Maine, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Twitter, the Public Sphere, and the Chaos of Online Deliberation
Editors: Gwen Bouvier, Judith E. Rosenbaum
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41421-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41420-7Published: 30 July 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41423-8Published: 31 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-41421-4Published: 29 July 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 340
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social Media, Digital/New Media, Culture and Technology