Social media and democracy : the state of the field, prospects for reform /

"Widespread concern about the effects of social media on democracy has led to an explosion in research over the last five years. This research comes from disparate corners of academia: departments of political science, psychology, law, communication, economics, and computer science, alongside n...

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Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Other Authors: Persily, Nathaniel (Editor), Tucker, Joshua A. (Joshua Aaron), 1971- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Series:SSRC anxieties of democracy.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Widespread concern about the effects of social media on democracy has led to an explosion in research over the last five years. This research comes from disparate corners of academia: departments of political science, psychology, law, communication, economics, and computer science, alongside new initiatives in data science and even artificial intelligence. A new field is forming, and it is time to take stock of what we know, what we need to know, and how we might find it out. That is the purpose of this book"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 345 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781108890960
1108890962
9781108835558
1108835554
DOI:10.1017/9781108890960