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"In this book, renowned Latin American intellectuals, Pablo Alabarces and Néstor García Canclini, bring us up to date on the changes in the status and role of the popular classes in Latin American democracies over the past two decades. Building on decades long research and experience in the field of cultural studies, the authors ask how the digitalization and economization of society are changing the reality of political participation and social inequality in Latin America and beyond, leading to new forms of economic and cultural marginalization. García Canclini focuses on the rapid digitalization of our society and economies, ruminating over the future of political participation and democracy in the coming age of algorithms, transnationalization, and social precarity for growing swaths of the population. By contrast, Alabarces focuses on the disintegration and commodification of popular cultures throughout Latin America in the last two decades and discusses the consequences on democratic projects in the region. Both pieces approach the question of how democratic projects on a local, regional, national, and transnational level can deal with galloping social disintegration and accelerating political discontent as an increasing number people within the course of this digital revolution gain voice: all this against the authoritarian or technocratic alternatives that have been gaining ground again. The introduction by Sarah Corona contextualizes the contributions and their authors in the academic and political debate. She connects their focus on popular cultures to broader questions regarding the future of nation states and democracies facing multiple crises in the region and beyond. Post-Popular Cultures and Digital Capitalism in Latin America will be of interest to researchers and postgraduate students in political science, sociology, and cultural studies looking to freshen their views as well as develop an understanding of the Global South's perspective on current global issues"--

Social media platforms have transformed the political landscape by revolutionizing information dissemination, citizen engagement, and public opinion formation and change. Political discourse during the 2020 election revealed political disharmony and a deep division among Americans that was powered, in part, by social media

Ever wondered who lurks in the shadows of the internet's vast landscape, balancing opportunity and risk? 'The Cyber Predators' takes you on a revealing journey into the enigmatic world of dark triad/tetrad personalities: psychopaths, Machiavellians, and narcissists, sadists, tackling the urgent issue of online crime as a global crisis. Drawing from cutting-edge research, this book synthesizes knowledge, exploring the motives and tactics that distinguish dark triad/tetrad individuals. Offering unique expertise, it serves as an essential reference for scholars, practitioners, and the public, distinguishing itself with its consolidated and up-to-date approach. Navigating through diverse digital realms-from social media addiction to cyberbullying, hacking, and workplace deviance-this book unravels the complex interplay between dark triad/tetrad personalities and cyber misconduct. Ideal for postgraduate students, it provides interdisciplinary insight, drawing from various scientific fields, making it a valuable resource for understanding cybercrime and its perpetrators.

"This introduction sets the stage for an exploration into how populist and traditionalist sentiments have influenced American politics and, by extension, global dynamics. The ensuing narrative is not merely concerned with academic examination; it encapsulates a living history unfolding in real-time, charting the trajectory of a political movement marked by its evocation of a romanticized past and its opposition to the perceived elite establishment"--

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part I. ASCoR's History -- 1. How International, National, and Local Research Strategies Shaped ASCoR's History in Its First 25 Years -- Peter Neijens, Sandra Zwier, Claes H. de Vreese, Jochen Peter, Rens Vliegenthart, and Theo Araujo -- 2. How Technological and Societal Developments Shaped the Agenda of ASCoR -- Peter Neijens and Patti M. Valkenburg -- Part II. Empirical Findings and Theoretical Insights -- 3. Communicating Delegitimisation: Political Information and Challenges to Democracy -- Michael Hameleers, Emily Gravesteijn, Linda Bos, and Alessandro Nai -- 4. Disenchantment with Political Information: Attitudes, Processes, and Effects -- Alessandro Nai, Susan Vermeer, Linda Bos, and Michael Hameleers -- 5. Youth and the Digital Society -- Jessica Taylor Piotrowski -- 6. The Media Entertainment Success Cycle -- Jeroen S. Lemmens -- 7. Organisations, Media, and Society -- Toni G. L. A. van der Meer, Christian Burgers, Sandra H. J. Jacobs, Pytrik Schafraad, and Mark Boukes -- 8. Contested Issues and Organisations: Media Debates about Sustainability and Diversity -- Anke Wonneberger, Anne Kroon, Linda van den Heijkant, Christel van Eck, and Jeroen Jonkman -- 9. Tailored Health Communication in a Digital World -- Eline S. Smit, Annemiek J. Linn, Minh Hao Nguyen, Adriana Solovei, Melanie de Looper, and Julia C. M. van Weert -- 10. The Importance of Consumer Empowerment in Dealing with Digital Persuasion -- Edith G. Smit and Eva A. van Reijmersdal -- 11. Persuasion in an Algorithmic Context -- Guda van Noort, Hilde Voorveld, and Joanna Strycharz -- 12. Human-Machine Communication -- Jochen Peter, Theo Araujo, Carolin Ischen, Sonia Jawaid Shaikh, Margot J. van der Goot, and Caroline L. van Straten -- 13. How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing ASCoR's Research -- Claes H. de Vreese.

Intro -- Note on Transliteration -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Interfaces and Entanglements -- The Historical Constellation -- The Religious Field -- The Chapters -- References -- Chapter 2: 'To Read in an Indian Way' (Johann Gottfried Herder): Pre-Emergent Colonial Epistemologies in Indian-German Entanglements, Showcased in Protestant Theology c.1800 -- In Search of the Entanglement: German Orientalism, a Specific Understanding of Wissenschaft, and Their Relationship to Colonialism -- Hebrew People as Role Models: Theology in a New Era of Ethnography -- The Old Testament as a Space for the German Colonial Imagination and Johann Gottfried Herder as an Intermediary -- To Read in an Indian Way: The Romanticized Orient -- Interlude: India as Method? -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3: In Search of Purity: German-Speaking Vegetarians and the Lure of India (1833-1939) -- India and German Vormärz Vegetarianism -- Indian Connections with German Theosophists -- German Buddhists on the Subcontinent -- Aryanism Without Hindus: Mazdaznan -- Völkisch Vegetarianism: Claims to Teutonic Superiority -- German Vegetarians and the Cult of the Ascetic Leader in Weimar Germany -- Contacts with the Indian Independence Movement in the Interwar Period -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Indian Challenge: Indology and New Conceptions of Christianity as 'Religion' at the End of the Nineteenth Century -- The Challenge -- The Antagonism of Religion and Science and the Birth of a New Concept of Religion -- The Problem of Religious History -- India and the 'Religion of the Future' -- Oldenberg's Role in Troeltsch's Philosophy of Religions -- Troeltsch's Reception of Oldenberg's Buddha (1881) -- Troeltsch's Reception of Oldenberg's The Religion of the Veda (1894).

Cover -- Front matter -- Half title -- Series title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cultural Preparation -- 3. Bomb Geographies -- 4. Incepting Peaceful Atoms -- 5. The First Boom Phase -- 6. Winning New Territories -- 7. Evolving Macro-Entanglements -- 8. The Second Boom Phase -- 9. Towards Energy Complexes -- 10. Macro-Entanglements during the Second Boom Phase -- 11. The Post-Chernobyl Stagnation and the Third Boom Phase -- 12. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back cover.

This book examines the underlying conditions that give rise to effective, efficient, and bureaucratically inclusive states. A key reading for advanced students and researchers in these areas, this book draws real-life policy lessons for practitioners and policy makers in the developing world.