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Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Reader's Guide lists articles by the following topics: Celebrities and pioneers in social media and politics -- Congressional social media usage (most active members) -- Measuring social media's political impact -- Misuse of social media in the political arena: issues and ethics -- Social media, candidates, and campaigns -- Social media, politics, and culture -- Social media and networking web sites -- Social media and political unrest -- Social media...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The renowned blogger and Middle East expert Juan Cole illuminates the role of today's Arab youth--who they are, what they want, and how they will affect world politics. Beginning in January 2011, the revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests, riots, and civil wars that comprised what many call "the Arab Spring" shook the world. These upheavals were spearheaded by youth movements, and yet the crucial role they played is relatively unknown....
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Second edition.
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"As the Internet grows more sophisticated, it is creating new threats to democracy. Social media companies such as Facebook can sort us ever more efficiently into groups of the like-minded, creating echo chambers that amplify our views. It's no accident that on some occasions, people of different political views cannot even understand each other. It's also no surprise that terrorist groups have been able to exploit social media to deadly effect. Welcome...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Aneesh Chopra, America's first Chief Technology Officer, tells the story of a new revolution in America. Over the course of our history, America has had a pioneering government matched to the challenges of the day. But over the past twenty years, as our economy and our society have been completely changed by technology, and the private sector has innovated, government has stalled, trapped in models that were designed for the America of the past. Aneesh...
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