Contents

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