Expect us : online communities and political mobilization /

People use online social forums for all sorts of reasons, including political conversations, regardless of the site's main purpose. In Expect Us, Jessica L. Beyer looks at political consciousness and action in four communities, each born out of chaotic online social spaces that millions of indi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Beyer, Jessica Lucia
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:	Oxford studies in digital politics.
Subjects:	Online social networks > Political aspects. Social media > Political aspects. Political participation > Technological innovations. Communication in politics > Technological innovations. Young adults > Political activity. Youth > Political activity. Réseaux sociaux (Internet) > Aspect politique. Médias sociaux > Aspect politique. Participation politique > Innovations. Communication politique > Innovations. Jeunes adultes > Activité politique. Jeunesse > Activité politique. PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology. Political participation > Technological innovations Online social networks > Political aspects Communication in politics > Technological innovations Social media > Political aspects Young adults > Political activity Youth > Political activity Social Media Politische Mobilisierung Sociala nätverk online > politiska aspekter. Sociala medier > politiska aspekter. Ungdomar och politik. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Online communities and political mobilization
Anonymous : carnival to mobilization
The pirate bay : contribution to mobilization
World of warcraft : cooperation without mobilization
Ign.com : conversation without mobilization
Expect them
Appendix : research methodology.