Twitter, the Public Sphere, and the Chaos of Online Deliberation
This volume provides a critical view of the nature and quality of political and civic communication on Twitter. The introduction lays out the current state of research, showing the continuum of views, from the more optimistic to more pessimistic, regardin
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Twitter, the Public Sphere, and the Chaos of Online Deliberation
Gwen Bouvier • Judith E. Rosenbaum Editors
Twitter, the Public Sphere, and the Chaos of Online Deliberation
Editors Gwen Bouvier English Department Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China
Judith E. Rosenbaum Department of Communication and Journalism University of Maine Orono, ME, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-41420-7 ISBN 978-3-030-41421-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41421-4 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Alex Linch shutterstock.com Cover design: eStudioCalamar This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Communication in the Age of Twitter: The Nature of Online Deliberation 1 Gwen Bouvier and Judith E. Rosenbaum Twitter and Democracy 2 Talking Points 13 References 15 Part I Political Contention and Civic Engagement 23 2 Going “Rogue”: National Parks, Discourses of American Identity and Resistance on Twitter 25 Joanne Marras Tate, Vincent Russell, Rachel Larsen, and Ellie Busch Introduction 25 Foucault and Identity Construction 27 The National Park Imaginary and US Identity 28 Twitter Activism and the National Park Service 30 National Identity in Connection to Land on Twitter 32 Methods 33 Findings 35 Discussion 46 Conclusion 48 References 48 v
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3 Political Candidates’ Discussions on Twitter During Election Season: A Network Approach 53 Maurice Vergeer Introduction 53 The Dutch Electoral System 55 Twitter and Political Communication 56 Reciprocity and Network Homophily 56 Opinion Leadership 58 Prefe
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