@article{823620,
      recid = {823620},
      author = {Schwanholz, Julia, and Graham, Todd, and Stoll,  Peter-Tobias,},
      title = {Managing democracy in the digital age : internet  regulation, social media use, and online civic engagement  /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {In light of the increased utilization of information  technologies, such as social media and the 'Internet of  Things,' this book investigates how this digital  transformation process creates new challenges and  opportunities for political participation, political  election campaigns and political regulation of the  Internet. Within the context of Western democracies and  China, the contributors analyze these challenges and  opportunities from three perspectives: the regulatory  state, the political use of social media, and through the  lens of the public sphere. The first part of the book  discusses key challenges for Internet regulation, such as  data protection and censorship, while the second addresses  the use of social media in political communication and  political elections. In turn, the third and last part  highlights various opportunities offered by digital media  for online civic engagement and protest in the public  sphere. Drawing on different academic fields, including  political science, communication science, and journalism  studies, the contributors raise a number of innovative  research questions and provide fascinating theoretical and  empirical insights into the topic of digital  transformation.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/823620},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61708-4},
}