Next Generation Netroots

Realignment and the Rise of the Internet Left

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book Next Generation Netroots by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers ISBN: 9781317228363
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 14, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
ISBN: 9781317228363
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 14, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

From the early demise of Trent Lott at the hands of bloggers to the agonized scream of Howard Dean; from Daily Kos and the blogosphere to the rise of Twitter and Facebook, politics and new media have co-existed and evolved in rapid succession. Here, an academic and practitioner team up to consider how new and old media technologies mix with combustible politics to determine, in real time, the shape of the emerging political order. Our political moment shares with other realigning periods the sense that political parties are failing to address the public interest. In an era defined by the collapse of the political center, extreme income inequality, rapidly changing demography, and new methods of communicating and organizing, a second-generation online progressive movement fueled by email and social media is coming into its own.

In this highly readable text, the authors – one a scholar of Internet politics, the other a leading voice of the first generation netroots – draw on unique data and on-the-ground experience to answer key questions at the core of our tumultuous politics: How has Internet activism changed in form and function? How have the left and right changed with it? How does this affect American political power?

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

From the early demise of Trent Lott at the hands of bloggers to the agonized scream of Howard Dean; from Daily Kos and the blogosphere to the rise of Twitter and Facebook, politics and new media have co-existed and evolved in rapid succession. Here, an academic and practitioner team up to consider how new and old media technologies mix with combustible politics to determine, in real time, the shape of the emerging political order. Our political moment shares with other realigning periods the sense that political parties are failing to address the public interest. In an era defined by the collapse of the political center, extreme income inequality, rapidly changing demography, and new methods of communicating and organizing, a second-generation online progressive movement fueled by email and social media is coming into its own.

In this highly readable text, the authors – one a scholar of Internet politics, the other a leading voice of the first generation netroots – draw on unique data and on-the-ground experience to answer key questions at the core of our tumultuous politics: How has Internet activism changed in form and function? How have the left and right changed with it? How does this affect American political power?

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The City Rehearsed by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
Cover of the book Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides? by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
Cover of the book National Poetry, Empires and War by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
Cover of the book Enforcing Reformation in Ireland and Scotland, 1550–1700 by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
Cover of the book Financial Security and Personal Wealth by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
Cover of the book Japanese Women in Science and Engineering by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
Cover of the book Emergent Urbanism by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
Cover of the book When the Past Is Always Present by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
Cover of the book IDM Supervision by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
Cover of the book Consuming Experience by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
Cover of the book The Routledge Companion to Biology in Art and Architecture by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
Cover of the book Restructuring the Professional Organization by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
Cover of the book The International Law of the Shipmaster by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
Cover of the book Private Enterprises and China's Economic Development by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
Cover of the book Revival: Schopenhauer: His Life and Philosophy (1932) by Matthew R. Kerbel, Christopher J. Bowers
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy