{"product_id":"9781906165444","title":"Interactivity: New media, politics and society","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Arab Spring to British summer riots, from the War on Terror to \u003ci\u003eThe X Factor\u003c\/i\u003e, from social networking sites to online electioneering, the influence of new media technologies is clear. This book analyses the impact of such interactive media on contemporary politics and society. It explores how new media technologies give their users a sense of empowerment, and questions whether these technologies really directly empower their users at all.\u003cbr\u003e When viewers cast their votes in reality television shows, is that really a form of democratic participation?\u003cbr\u003e Does Facebook actually enhance the quality of its users’ friendships and increase their social capital?\u003cbr\u003e Does the video game player develop the liberating agency the game appears to promise?\u003cbr\u003e Do online forms of politics essentially increase levels of democratic involvement?\u003cbr\u003e Will Wikipedia truly teach us anything?\u003cbr\u003e Can Web 2.0 ever set us free?\u003cbr\u003e Drawing upon interviews with figures from politics and the media, this book examines the possibilities which underlie these technologies and questions some of the key assumptions which we make about them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051491377392,"sku":"9781906165444","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781906165444_p0.jpg?v=1763615973","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781906165444","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}