| Contents |
Introduction / Danielle Allen and Jennifer S. Light -- Toward participatory politics. Putting our conversation in context: youth, old media, and political participation 1800-1971 / Jennifer S. Light ; Youth, new media, and the rise of participatory politics / Joseph Kahne, Ellen Middaugh, and Danielle Allen -- Participation up close: case studies. Impure dissent: hip hop and the political ethics of marginalized black urban youth / Tommie Shelby ; "Undocumented, unafraid, and unapologetic": DREAM activists, immigrant politics, and the queering of democracy / Cristina Beltrán ; The dangers of transparent friends: crossing the public and intimate spheres / Wendy Chun -- Participation out far: concepts and mechanisms. Cute cats to the rescue? participatory media and political expression / Ethan Zuckerman ; Viral engagement: fast, cheap, and broad, but good for democracy? / Archon Fung and Jennifer Shkabatur ; Reconceiving public spheres: the flow dynamics model / Danielle Allen -- Participatory vistas. Pursuing cognitive democracy / Henry Farrell and Cosma Rohilla Shalizi ; Reclaiming disinterestedness for the digital era / Howard Gardner ; Achieving rooted cosmopolitanism in a digital age / Angel Parham and Danielle Allen ; Acting politically in a digital age / Noëlle McCafee -- Conclusion / Danielle Allen and Jennifer S. Light. |
| Abstract |
The ways in which we gather information about current events and communicate it with others have been transformed by the rapid rise of digital and social media platforms. The political is no longer confined to the institutional and electoral arenas, and that has profound implications for how we understand citizenship and political participation. With From Voice to Influence, Danielle Allen and Jennifer S. Light have brought together a stellar group of political group of political and social theorists, social scientists, and media analysts to explore this transformation. Threading through the contributions is the notion of egalitarian participatory democracy, and among the topics discussed are immigration rights activism, the participatory potential of hip hop culture, and the porous boundary between public and private space on social media. The opportunities presented for political efficacy through digital media to people who otherwise might not be easily heard also raise a host of questions about how to define "good participation": Does the ease with which one can now participate in online petitions or conversations about current events seduce some away from serious civic activities into "slacktivism?" Drawing on a diverse body of theory, from Hannah Arendt to Anthony Appiah, From Voice to Influence offers a range of distinctive visions for a political ethics to guide citizens in a digitally connected world. -- from back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-361) and index. |
| LCCN | 2014048483 |
| ISBN | 9780226262123 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 022626212X (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226262260 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 022626226X (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (e-book) |
