Presents an interdisciplinary approach focusing on the relationship between politics and the Internet

Provides a blueprint to understanding the transforming effect that the communication revolution has had on the way in political power is exercised

Includes in-depth analyses of media tactics of anti-establishment parties.

Autorentext

Giovanni Navarria is an associate of the Centre for Political Thought at the University of Exeter. Previously, he has worked as Lecturer and Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, and at the University of Westminster. His academic background and research approach is interdisciplinary; it lies at the intersection between politics, power and the media (particularly the Internet). In his research, he uses philosophy, political theory and media theory to challenge prevailing notions of citizenship, civic engagement and political power. He has a PhD from the University of Westminster and a Degree in Philosophy from the University of Catania. At the University of Sydney, he has taught Postgraduate Units of Studies in the field of Public Opinion, New Media and Public Relations, Politics and International Relations. As Associate of the Sydney Democracy Network, he launched and co-edited an article series called Democracy Futures and wrote a regular column titled Networked Politics for The Conversation Australia.

Inhalt

1. In Search of the Good Citizen.- 2. A Different Kind of Society.- 3. The Networked Citizen.- 4. The Moveon Model.- 5. A Model Imitated: From Dean to Obama.- 6. The First Twitter President.- 7. The Berlusconi Era.- 8. The Five-Star Movement.- 9. Control of Media.- 10. The Party's Greatest Ally.- 11. Power as Shared Weakness.- 12. What Kind of Citizens We Want to Be.