New media and public activism : neoliberalism, the state and radical protest in the public sphere

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Label

New media and public activism : neoliberalism, the state and radical protest in the public sphere

Title remainder

neoliberalism, the state and radical protest in the public sphere

Statement of responsibility

John Michael Roberts

Title variation

Neoliberalism, the state and radical protest in the public sphere

Creator

• Roberts, John Michael, 1970-

Author

• Roberts, John Michael, 1970-

Subject

• Internet -- Social aspects
• Social movements
• Social change
• Social media -- Political aspects

Language

eng

Summary

• The Arab Spring was but the most prominent example of political activism that made extensive use of social media--everything from petitions to constituent communications have been affected by the rise of new communications technologies. But in New Media and Public Activism, John Michael Roberts poses a troubling question: Is this activism actually new and effective, or are we instead being transformed into subjects of online consumption and orderly surveillance, rather than being committed social and political campaigners? Taking a political economy perspective, Roberts offers an indispensable guide to understanding the relationship between the state, new media activism, and neoliberal practices. -- Provided by publisher
• The Arab Spring was but the most prominent example of political activism that made extensive use of social media{u2014}everything from petitions to constituent communications have been affected by the rise of new communications technologies. But in New Media and Public Activism, John Michael Roberts poses a troubling question: Is this activism actually new and effective, or are we instead being transformed into subjects of online consumption and orderly surveillance, rather than being committed social and political campaigners? Taking a political economy perspective, Roberts offers an indispensable guide to understanding the relationship between the state, new media activism, and neoliberal practices. -- Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

UKMGB

Dewey number

302.231

Index

index present

LC call number

HM742

LC item number

.R63 2014

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography