{"product_id":"9780745645247","title":"A Private Sphere Democracy in a Digital Age","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDigital Media and Society\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Private Sphere\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDemocracy in a Digital Age\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eZizi A. Papacharissi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOnline technologies excite the public imagination with narratives of democratization. The Internet is a political medium, borne of democracy, but is it democratizing?\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLate modern democracies are characterized by civic apathy, public skepticism, disillusionment with politics, and general disinterest in conventional political process. And yet, public interest in blogging, online news, net-based activism, collaborative news filtering, and online networking reveal an electorate that is not disinterested, but rather, fatigued with political conventions of the mainstream.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book examines how online digital media shape and are shaped by contemporary democracies, by addressing the following issues:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do online technologies remake how we function as citizens in contemporary democracies?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat happens to our understanding of public and private as digitalized democracies converge technologies, spaces and practices?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do citizens of today understand and practice their civic responsibilities, and how do they compare to citizens of the past?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do discourses of globalization, commercialization and convergence inform audience\/producer, citizen\/consumer, personal\/political, public\/private roles individuals must take on?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre resulting political behaviors atomized or collective?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs there a public sphere anymore, and if not, what model of civic engagement expresses current tendencies and tensions best?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudents and scholars of media studies, political science, and critical theory will find this to be a fresh engagement with some of the most important questions facing democracies today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eZizi Papacharissi\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Head of the Department of Communication, University of Illinois-Chicago.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 August 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745645247\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378711097484,"sku":"9780745645247","price":65.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745645247.jpg?v=1780205428","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780745645247","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}