Open AccessSOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICS: CONTESTATION, MEDIATION AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Author(s) -
Alex Afouxenidis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
epitheōrīsī koinōnikōn ereunōn/epitheōrīsī koinōnikōn ereunōn
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2241-8512
pISSN - 0013-9696
DOI - 10.12681/grsr.8679
Subject(s) - politics , mediation , civil society , democracy , social media , sociology , the internet , political science , social science , media studies , political economy , social movement , epistemology , positive economics , law , economics , philosophy , world wide web , computer science
In this special issue we consider various perspectives and ideas underlying the current ever-changing political and digital environments. There have been a substantial number of theories, coupled by empirical research over the past few years, on the nature of political behavior with respect to the increased use of the Internet. The main aim of this edition is to explore a few aspects of ‘digital politics’ and what they may mean for contemporary democratic culture. This paper synthesizes and reflects upon concepts presented in the following articles and discusses some recent developments and debates related to the dynamics of the online world.