Gebundenes Buch

Beyond the Internet

Unplugging the Protest Movement Wave

Herausgeber: Figueiras, Rita; Do Espírito Santo, Paula

Beschreibung

Beyond the Internet examines the technological dimension of the recent wave of protest movements in United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Ireland. This volume questions the essentialist attributes of the Internet that fuel the techno-centric discourse.

Autor

Rita Figueiras is a professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences at the Universidade Catolica Portuguesa and member of the board of directors of the Research Centre for Communication and Culture (CECC). Her work focuses on media and political communication, particularly in the areas of public opinion, pundits, electoral campaigns, and, more broadly, the relationship between the media and democracy. Paula do Espírito Santo is a professor at the School of Social and Political Sciences (ISCSP)-University of Lisbon (ULisboa) and School of Police Sciences and Internal Security (ISCPSI), Portugal, and is a visiting scholar at other universities. Her research focus is on political communication and political sociology, including the study of political culture, party supporters and social sciences methodology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9781138915640
• ISBN-10: 1138915645
• Artikelnr.: 42742101