ISBN:
9781732265141
Language:
English
Pages:
413 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Diagramme
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24 cm
Edition:
First edition
Keywords:
Social media Political aspects
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Online social networks Political aspects
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Political participation Technological innovations
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Social movements
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Protest movements
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Internet Social aspects
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Internet Social aspects
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Protest movements
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Social media Political aspects
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Social movements
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Social Media
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Protestbewegung
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Soziale Bewegung
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Politische Beteiligung
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Politischer Konflikt
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Politische Elite
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Zivilgesellschaft
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Geschichte 2000-2019
Abstract:
In the words of economist and scholar Arnold Kling, "Martin Gurri saw it coming." Technology has categorically reversed the information balance of power between the public and the elites who manage the great hierarchical institutions of the industrial age--government, political parties, the media. The Revolt of the Public tells the story of how insurgencies, enabled by digital devices and a vast information sphere, have mobilized millions of ordinary people around the world. Originally published in 2014, this updated edition of The Revolt of the Public includes an extensive analysis of Donald Trump's improbable rise to the presidency and the electoral triumphs of "Brexit" and concludes with a speculative look forward, pondering whether the current elite class can bring about a reformation of the democratic process, and whether new organizing principles, adapted to a digital world, can arise out of the present political turbulence. -- publisher's website
Description / Table of Contents:
Prelude to a turbulent age -- Hoder and Wael Ghonim -- My thesis -- What the public is not -- Phase change 2011 -- A crisis of authority -- The failure of government -- Nihilism and democracy -- Choices and systems -- Finale for skeptics -- Reconsiderations : Trump, Brexit, and farewell to all that
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