What’s Trending in Canadian Politics?

Understanding Transformations in Power, Media, and the Public Sphere

Vincent Raynauld editor Mireille Lalancette editor Erin Crandall editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of British Columbia Press

Published:15th Jan '20

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Canada’s political landscape has changed, but scholars are still grappling with the profound alterations brought about by the internet and social media. What’s Trending in Canadian Politics? examines political communication and democratic governance in a digital age. Exploring the effects of conventional and emerging political communication practices in Canada, contributors investigate topics such as the uses of digital media for political communication, grassroots-driven protest, public behaviour prediction, and relationships between members of civil society and the political establishment. This interdisciplinary volume lays robust theoretical and methodological foundations for the study of transformative trends in political communication and in the relationship between political actors, institutions, and democracy. Original and timely, What’s Trending in Canadian Politics? sheds light on digital innovations while providing a broader perspective on the online and offline dynamics of contemporary Canadian political engagement.

Observers of democratic politics are struggling to make sense of the rapid changes in political communication; What's Trending in Canadian Politics? offers many helpful insights into what's changing and why it matters. * Harold Jansen, professor, Department of Political Science, University of Lethbridge *
Scholars are still coming to terms with the transformative effects the internet and social media are having on politics, public policy, social activism, and public discourse in Canada, in part due to a paucity of empirical research. This volume goes a long way in advancing our knowledge of the seismic shifts taking place in political communication. * Fred Fletcher, professor emeritus, Department of Politics, York University *

ISBN: 9780774861168

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 500g

340 pages