Facebook Democracy [electronic resource] : the Architecture of Disclosure and the Threat to Public Life.

Farnham : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2012.

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In this book, Marichal argues that understanding Facebook's impact on political processes requires an understanding of how Facebook's architecture of disclosure shapes the construction of individuals' political identities by drawing users further into their pre-selected social networks. Drawing on a number of disciplines and an ethnographic analysis of 250 Facebook political groups, Marichal explores how Facebook's emphasis on social connection impacts key dimensions of political participation: e.g., mobilization, deliberation, and attitude formation.

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Print version: Marichal, José. Facebook Democracy : The Architecture of Disclosure and the Threat to Public Life. Farnham : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, ©2012

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February 29, 2024

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-188) and index.

Cover; Contents; Introduction: The Allure of Facebook; 1 Facebook and the Utopian/Dystopian Dialectic; 2 Facebook and the Architecture of Disclosure; 3 Facebook and the Decline of the Public; 6 The Digital Front Stage and Deliberation; 7 Facebook and Mobilization: Beyond the Facebook Revolution; 8 Privacy in the Age of Personal Politics; 9 Friending the Nation-State: Social Networking and Power; 10 Conclusions: How to Listen on Facebook; Bibliography; Index.