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This book advances the theoretical, normative and practical understanding of civil society under the conditions of digital mediatization and in relation to a set of particular historical and geopolitical circumstances.
List of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Why Civil Society Again: The Return of an Intellectual Jedi
Chapter 2. Media Landscapes, Digital Infrastructure and Social Imaginary
Chapter 3. Digital Media and the Variable Modes of Participation
Chapter 4. Digital Media and the Variable Modes of Civic Engagement
Chapter 5. Digital Media and the Meanings of Activism
Chapter 6. Facing the Institutions: The Challenges of Transactional Activism
Chapter 7. Uncivil Society Digitized: Expanding Media Repertoires, Mainstreaming IlliberalismConclusions
References
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
References
About the author
Maria Bakardjieva is Professor and Chair in Communication and Media Studies at the University of Calgary, Canada. She is the author of Internet Society: The Internet in Everyday Life (2005) and co-editor of three collections, most recently, Socialbots and their Friends: Digital Media and the Automation of Sociality (Routledge, 2017) with Robert Gehl.
Summary
This book advances the theoretical, normative and practical understanding of civil society under the conditions of digital mediatization and in relation to a set of particular historical and geopolitical circumstances.
