Facebook Democracy

In this book, Marichal argues that understanding Facebook's impact on political processes requires an understanding of how Facebook's architecture of disclosure shapes the construction of individuals' political identities by drawing users further into their pre-selected social networks. Drawing on a number of disciplines and an ethnographic analysis of 250 Facebook political groups, Marichal explores how Facebook's emphasis on social connection impacts key dimensions of political participation: e.g. mobilization, deliberation, and attitude formation.

José Marichal is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at California Lutheran University, USA.

Chapter 1 Introduction The Allure of Facebook, José Marichal; Chapter 1a Facebook and the Utopian/Dystopian Dialectic, José Marichal; Chapter 2 Facebook and the Architecture of Disclosure, José Marichal; Chapter 3 Facebook and the Decline of the Public, José Marichal; Chapter 4 The Personal Citizen, José Marichal; Chapter 5 Engagement as Personal Citizens, José Marichal; Chapter 6 The Digital Front Stage and Deliberation, José Marichal; Chapter 7 Facebook and Mobilization: Beyond the Facebook Revolution, José Marichal; Chapter 8 Privacy in the Age of Personal Politics, José Marichal; Chapter 9 Friending the Nation-State: Social Networking and Power, José Marichal; Chapter 10 Conclusions: How to Listen on Facebook, José Marichal;