Social Media and Digital Politics: Networked Reason in an Age of Digital Emotion

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James Jaehoon Lee (Northwestern University, USA) Jeffrey Layne Blevins (University of Cincinnati, USA)

Social Media and Digital Politics

Networked Reason in an Age of Digital Emotion

James Jaehoon Lee (Northwestern University, USA), Jeffrey Layne Blevins (University of Cincinnati, USA)

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Routledge
29 August 2024

Cultural studies; Media studies; Political structure & processes; Digital lifestyle

Informed by critical theory, this book employs Social Network Analysis (SNA) to examine the ever-increasing impact that social media has on politics and contemporary civic discourse.

In just the past decade, social media platforms have been at the forefront of political discord that played out in the January 6th insurrection, the expulsion of a US President from major social media platforms, the attempted regulation of social media in various states, and the takeover of Twitter (now “X”) by one of the richest and (arguably) most financially influential persons in the world. This book examines these phenomena through a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of their meaning and implication for democratic society. Informed by SNA, James Jaehoon Lee and Jeffrey Layne Blevins examine several types of social and political commentary on one of the most influential social media networks and argue that the use of emotional appeals in these posts about social and political topics degrades the quality of civic discourse and encourages the abandonment of reasoning in democratic self-governance.

A timely and vital text for upper-level students and scholars in a variety of disciplines from media and communication studies, journalism, and digital humanities to social network analysis, political science, and sociology.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

By: James Jaehoon Lee (Northwestern University USA), Jeffrey Layne Blevins (University of Cincinnati, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781032478821
ISBN 10: 1032478829
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 29 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Jaehoon Lee is Associate University Librarian for Academic Innovation, and an Associate Professor in the Medill School for Journalism, Media, and Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University, USA. Jeffrey Layne Blevins holds a dual appointment as Professor in the Department of Journalism, and the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Cincinnati, USA.