From the social media-based 2008 Obama election campaign to the civic protest and political revolutions of the 2011 Arab Spring, the past few years have been marked by a widespread and complex shift in the political landscape, as the rise of participatory platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and blogs have multiplied the venues for political communication and activism.
This book explores the emergence of a permanent campaign the need for constant readiness on networked communication platforms, focusing on political moments, crises and elections in Canada, the U.S.A., and...