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3 Bytes and Bitumen

A Case Study of Mediated Discourse on, and Digital Advocacy for, TransCanada’s Proposed Energy East Pipeline
  • Patrick McCurdy and Jacob Groshek
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What’s Trending in Canadian Politics?
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Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Figures and Tables vii
  4. Politics in a Revolutionary Time ix
  5. Acknowledgments xv
  6. Abbreviations xvii
  7. Introduction 3
  8. Trends in Political Engagement and Democratic Practice
  9. Social Uses of the Web by Environmental Activists 25
  10. Rethinking Digital Activism as It Unfolds 44
  11. Bytes and Bitumen 63
  12. Transforming the Disengaged 86
  13. Trolling Stephen Harper 106
  14. From Spheres to Trajectories of Publicness 127
  15. Political Actors Trending, Interacting, and Reaching Their Audiences
  16. Of Walls and Whispers 149
  17. Cabinet Solidarity in an Age of Social Media 170
  18. Does the Difference Compute? 194
  19. Beyond Market Intelligence 216
  20. Engaging, Consulting, and Framing: Trending Practices in Institutions and the Government
  21. Covering the Court 237
  22. The Notion of Social Acceptability 257
  23. Conclusion 276
  24. Contributors 297
  25. Index 303
https://doi.org/10.59962/9780774861175-008

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Figures and Tables vii
  4. Politics in a Revolutionary Time ix
  5. Acknowledgments xv
  6. Abbreviations xvii
  7. Introduction 3
  8. Trends in Political Engagement and Democratic Practice
  9. Social Uses of the Web by Environmental Activists 25
  10. Rethinking Digital Activism as It Unfolds 44
  11. Bytes and Bitumen 63
  12. Transforming the Disengaged 86
  13. Trolling Stephen Harper 106
  14. From Spheres to Trajectories of Publicness 127
  15. Political Actors Trending, Interacting, and Reaching Their Audiences
  16. Of Walls and Whispers 149
  17. Cabinet Solidarity in an Age of Social Media 170
  18. Does the Difference Compute? 194
  19. Beyond Market Intelligence 216
  20. Engaging, Consulting, and Framing: Trending Practices in Institutions and the Government
  21. Covering the Court 237
  22. The Notion of Social Acceptability 257
  23. Conclusion 276
  24. Contributors 297
  25. Index 303
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