{"product_id":"digital-media-political-polarization-and-maren-beaufort-9780367727345","title":"Digital Media, Political Polarization and Challenges to Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book assesses the interplay between social media, political polarization, and civic engagement, focusing on countries with differing media environments, cultural specifics, and degrees of democratization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaken from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and based on innovative theoretical interventions and empirically grounded research, the contributions to this volume share a common aspiration to understand the democratic character of the new, and thus far largely unknown, media regime. Such a regime has the potential to both enhance and undermine democracy, in a time where the vulnerability of democracy is more obvious than ever before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing research from the USA, Western Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia, this book will be of interest to those studying recent political events in these regions, as well as to those scholars of media studies whose research focuses on the inter-relation of politics, communication and the media. This book was originally published as a special issue of \u003ci\u003eInformation, Communication \u0026amp; Society.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maren Beaufort\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 036772734X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367727345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Maren Beaufort","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982346027263,"sku":"9780367727345","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_812d4002-855c-4e3a-93a9-2c8817404b31.jpg?v=1683260625","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/digital-media-political-polarization-and-maren-beaufort-9780367727345","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}