Connective action and the rise of the far-right : platforms, politics, and the crisis of democracy /
In 'Connective Action and the Rise of the Far-Right', the contributors explain democratic backsliding in the 21st century through what it terms a cross-disciplinary engagement between democracy scholars and data scientists. The former describe the necessary social and economic conditions f...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2025]
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| Series: | Journalism and political communication unbound.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In 'Connective Action and the Rise of the Far-Right', the contributors explain democratic backsliding in the 21st century through what it terms a cross-disciplinary engagement between democracy scholars and data scientists. The former describe the necessary social and economic conditions for a healthy democracy, while the latter tell us something about the role of digital platforms in the realization (or not) of these same conditions. In turn, volume editors Steven Livingston and Michael Miller bring these two broad research traditions together to define a new analytical framework for understanding the potential demise of contemporary democracy. The chapters argue that the current threat to democracy comes from the organisation of illiberal movements, both on and offline. Put differently, democratic backsliding is the consequence of far-right connective action. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780197794975 0197794971 9780197794951 0197794955 9780197794968 0197794963 |