TY - BOOK AU - Serra,J.Paulo AU - Gonçalves,Gisela TI - Politics and Web 2.0: the participation gap T2 - Vernon series in politics SN - 9781622731091 AV - JF799.5 .P65 2016 U1 - 323.0420285/4678 23 PY - 2016///] CY - Wilmington, Delaware PB - Vernon Press KW - Communication in politics KW - Technological innovations KW - Political participation KW - Internet KW - Political aspects KW - Web 2.0 KW - Communication politique KW - Innovations KW - Participation politique KW - Aspect politique KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Political Freedom & Security KW - Civil Rights KW - bisacsh KW - Human Rights KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1 Introduction J. Paulo Serra and Gisela Gonçalves; 2 In search of a return to communication (studies) as a factor of social change: Web 2.0 and political participation Giovandro Marcos Ferreira; 2.1 On the standard history of the communication field (on the effects of theory); 2.2 A media society: networks and being (the effects of reality); 2.3 Web 2.0: revolution of access and community appeals; Bibliography; 3 Descriptive indicators of photojournalistic treatment of political leaders Joaquín Lopez del Ramo; 3.1 Communication capacities of the image; 3.2 Political reporting and photography; 3.3 Focuses of the analysis and method3.4 Descriptors and application; 3.5 Photograph attributes; 3.6 Contextual characteristics; Bibliography; 4 The emergence of Spain's Podemos (We Can) Party: Challenges for political communication practice and study Karen Sanders; 4.1 The indignados and the decline of trust in politics; 4.2 Populist politics in Spain; 4.3 Reframing Spanish politics; 4.4 Normalizing Podemos; 4.5 Challenges for political communication research and practice; Bibliography; 5 Cosmopolitanism, media and global civil society: From moral to political agency Peter Dahlgren; 5.1 Overview5.2 Global civil society and alternative politics; 5.3 Cosmopolitanism: ways of seeing and being; 5.4 The mediapolis: a new kind of public sphere; 5.5 Towards civic cosmopolitanism; Bibliography; 6 Talk to me and I will talk for you: Relationships between Citizens and Politics on the example of Portuguese Members of Parliament online communication Evandro Oliveira and Gisela Gonçalves; 6.1 Literature review; 6.2 Method; 6.3 Results and Discussion; 6.4 Conclusion; Bibliography; 7 The research project "New media and politics: citizens's participation in the websites of Portuguese political parties": main results J. Paulo Serra and Gisela Gonçalves7.1 Method; 7.2 Main results; 7.3 Discussion and conclusions; 7.4 Appendix 1; 7.5 Appendix 2; 7.6 Appendix 3; Bibliography; Index; Access restricted to Ryerson students, faculty and staff N2 - A point of departure for this book is the paradox between the seemingly limitless promise modern web technologies hold for enhanced political communication and their limited actual contribution. Empirical evidence indicates that neither citizens nor political parties are taking full advantage of online platforms to advance political participation. This is particularly evident when considering the websites of political parties, which have taken on two main functions: i) Disseminating information to citizens and journalists about the history, structure, programme and activities of the party; ii) UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1337956 ER -