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As democracy encounters difficulties, many citizens are turning to the domain of alternative politics and, in so doing, making considerable use of the new communication technologies. This volume analyses the various factors that shape such participation, and addresses such key topics as civic subjectivity, web intellectuals, and cosmopolitanism

"As democracy encounters increasing difficulties, many citizens are turning to the domain of alternative politics and, in doing so, making considerable use of the Web and other new communication technologies. Clearly this is having significant impact, and new modes of political participation and even political cultures are emerging. In this volume, Peter Dahlgren analyses various factors that shape such Web-facilitated participation, including features of the Web itself as well as broader societal realities. Avoiding simplistic optimism or pessimism, the discussion highlights the tensions and force-fields that impact on participation, and also addresses several key topics in regard to citizens' engagement, such as civic subjectivity, web intellectuals and cosmopolitanism. While anchored in an extensive literature and wide theoretical vistas, the book is written in a clear and accessible style"--Provided by publisher.

This title integrates four distinct topics: young people, citizenship, new media, and learning processes. When taken together, these four topics merge to define an arena of social and research attention that has become compelling in recent years.

The point of departure of this article is the growing attention to affect as an important aspect of political participation, particularly in the context of online media's role in democracy and public spheres. The approach is to pull together a broad range of research and analysis on participation, public spheres and affect, with the aim of highlighting important gains as well as issues and ambiguities. In addressing this cluster of interrelated concerns, we do not find a cumulative body of unified knowledge, but rather strands from various traditions. While this may present some difficulties, it may serve also to encourage us to reflect on our own premises. The first section deals with the concept of participation, arguing for a robust view that sees it an intervention, however small, into power relations. The second section pursues the notion of affect, framing it within the force-field of rationality and emotionality that has been a traditional motif within democracy theory. The third section focuses on the online environment, in particular social media, highlighting some of the lingering ambivalences of online participation and their relevance for affect. The final section offers some brief reflections on affect and populism, including the theme of legitimate public pathways to knowledge. ; El punto de partida de este artículo consiste en la cre­ciente atención al afecto como aspecto importante de la participación política, en particular en el contexto del rol de los medios sociales en la democracia y en las esferas públicas. El abordaje recopila una amplia variedad de análisis e investigaciones sobre la participación, las esfe­ras públicas y el afecto, con el objetivo de destacar logros importantes, problemas y ambigüedades. Al abordar este grupo de temas relacionados, no encontramos un conjunto de conocimientos acumulativo y unificado, sino facetas de diversas tradiciones. Si bien esto puede presentar ciertas dificultades, al mismo tiempo puede alentarnos a reflexionar sobre nuestras propias premisas. La primera parte trata el concepto de participación. Allí se expone una visión estricta que considera a la parti­cipación como una intervención, por pequeña que sea, en las relaciones de poder. Mientras que en un segundo momento se explora la noción de afecto: se lo encuadra dentro del campo de fuerza de la racionalidad y la emo­cionalidad, las cuales han sido ideas centrales en la teoría de la democracia. La tercera parte del artículo se enfoca en el entorno en línea, en particular en los medios so­ciales, destacándose algunas de las ambivalencias persistentes en la participación en línea y su relevancia para el afecto. La parte final ofrece unas breves reflexiones sobre el afecto y el populismo, incluido el tema de los caminos públicos legítimos hacia el conocimiento.

The point of departure of this essay is the growing attention to affect as an important aspect of political participation, particularly in the context of online media's role in democracy and public spheres. The approach pulls together a broad range of research on participation, public spheres, and affect, with the aim of highlighting important gains as well as issues and ambiguities. In this cluster of interrelated concerns, we find not a cumulative body of unified knowledge but rather strands from various traditions. The first section deals with the concept of participation, arguing for a robust view that sees it as an intervention, however small, into power relations. The second section pursues the notion of affect, framing it within the force field of rationality and emotionality, a problematic motif in democracy theory. The third section focuses on the online environment, particularly social media, highlighting lingering ambivalences of online participation and their relevance for affect. The final section offers brief reflections on affect and populism and on legitimate public pathways to knowledge.