Social media and democracy : the state of the field, prospects for reform /

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Imprint:Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
©2020
Description:xvii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:SSRC anxieties of democracy
SSRC anxieties of democracy.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12527825
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Other authors / contributors:Persily, Nathaniel, editor.
Tucker, Joshua A. (Joshua Aaron), 1971- editor.
ISBN:9781108835558
1108835554
9781108812894
1108812899
9781108890960
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"Widespread concern about the effects of social media on democracy has led to an explosion in research over the last five years. This research comes from disparate corners of academia: departments of political science, psychology, law, communication, economics, and computer science, alongside new initiatives in data science and even artificial intelligence. A new field is forming, and it is time to take stock of what we know, what we need to know, and how we might find it out. That is the purpose of this book"--
Other form:Online version: Social media and democracy Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020. 9781108890960