Casual Democracy
This open access book asks how the retreat of local journalism and the advance of social media platforms reshapes democracy at the grassroots level. It presents a unique ethnographic exploration of two distinct communities—Frederiksberg in Denmark and Ringwood in England—and introduces the concept o...
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| description | This open access book asks how the retreat of local journalism and the advance of social media platforms reshapes democracy at the grassroots level. It presents a unique ethnographic exploration of two distinct communities—Frederiksberg in Denmark and Ringwood in England—and introduces the concept of "casual democracy" as a provocative new way to think about the fluid, informal, and often unpredictable nature of local public spheres increasingly dominated by platforms like Facebook. Through immersive fieldwork and insightful analysis, the book examines how these communities navigate the ethical, epistemic and democratic norms of deliberation. At its heart, this book grapples with the vital consequences for democratic participation and deliberation when platforms redefine the public realm. Blending rigorous scholarship with engaging narrative storytelling, Casual Democracy is essential reading not just for academics, but for anyone concerned with the future of local democracy and the health of public discourse in the digital age. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1705272025-12-22T05:43:37Z Casual Democracy Steensen, Steen Open Access algorithmic logic ethical relativism democratic participation deliberative democracy informed citizenship thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTC Communication studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCT Media studies::JBCT4 Media studies: journalism This open access book asks how the retreat of local journalism and the advance of social media platforms reshapes democracy at the grassroots level. It presents a unique ethnographic exploration of two distinct communities—Frederiksberg in Denmark and Ringwood in England—and introduces the concept of "casual democracy" as a provocative new way to think about the fluid, informal, and often unpredictable nature of local public spheres increasingly dominated by platforms like Facebook. Through immersive fieldwork and insightful analysis, the book examines how these communities navigate the ethical, epistemic and democratic norms of deliberation. At its heart, this book grapples with the vital consequences for democratic participation and deliberation when platforms redefine the public realm. Blending rigorous scholarship with engaging narrative storytelling, Casual Democracy is essential reading not just for academics, but for anyone concerned with the future of local democracy and the health of public discourse in the digital age. 2025-12-22T05:43:36Z 2025-12-22T05:43:36Z 2025-12-18T09:17:08Z 2026 book ONIX_20251218T100927_9783032069894_53 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/109336 9783032069894 9783032069887 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/170527 eng Literature, Cultural and Media Studies; Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0) open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/109336/1/9783032069894.pdf Springer Nature Palgrave Macmillan 10.1007/978-3-032-06989-4 10.1007/978-3-032-06989-4 9fa3421d-f917-4153-b9ab-fc337c396b5a 34f11c27-accb-4e68-8c12-3e016dcb675a 9783032069894 9783032069887 Palgrave Macmillan 309 Cham [...] open access |
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