{"product_id":"whats-trending-in-canadian-politics-9780774861151","title":"Whats Trending in Canadian Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat’s Trending in Canadian Politics? explores the changing nature of political communication and democratic governance in a digital age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObservers of democratic politics are struggling to make sense of the rapid changes in political communication; \u003cem\u003eWhat's Trending in Canadian Politics?\u003c\/em\u003e offers many helpful insights into what's changing and why it matters. * Harold Jansen, professor, Department of Political Science, University of Lethbridge *\u003cbr\u003eScholars are still coming to terms with the transformative effects the internet and social media are having on politics, public policy, social activism, and public discourse in Canada, in part due to a paucity of empirical research. This volume goes a long way in advancing our knowledge of the seismic shifts taking place in political communication. * Fred Fletcher, professor emeritus, Department of Politics, York University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Identifying and Studying Trends in Canadian Politics \/ \u003cem\u003eVincent Raynauld, Mireille Lalancette and Erin Crandall \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Trends in Political Engagement and Democratic Practice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Social Uses of the Web by Environmental Activists: A Look at Digital Engagement \/ \u003cem\u003eGhada Touir, Florence Millerand, and Guillaume Latzko-Toth\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Rethinking Digital Activism as it Unfolds: Ambient Political Engagement on Twitter during the 2012 Quebec Student Strike \/ \u003cem\u003eVincent Raynauld, Mireille Lalancette, and Sofia Tourigny-Koné \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Bytes and Bitumen: A Case Study of Mediated Discourse on, and Digital Advocacy for, TransCanada’s Proposed Energy East Pipeline \/ \u003cem\u003ePatrick McCurdy and Jacob Groshek\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Transforming the Disengaged: Social Media and Youth in Canada \/ \u003cem\u003eShelley Boulianne\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Trolling Stephen Harper: Internet Memes as Online Activism \/ \u003cem\u003eMireille Lalancette, Tamara A. Small, and Maxime Pronovost\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 From Spheres to Trajectories of Publicness: Exploring How the 2010 Toronto G20 Protests Were Communicated through Social Platforms \/ \u003cem\u003eThomas Poell\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Political Actors Trending, Interacting, and Reaching Their Audiences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Of Walls and Whispers: The Use of Facebook during the 2012 Quebec Election \/ \u003cem\u003eYannick Dufresne, Thierry Giasson, and Mickael Temporão \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Cabinet Solidarity in an Age of Social Media: A Case Study of Twitter Use by Member of Parliament Carolyn Bennett \/ \u003cem\u003eJ.P. Lewis, Mireille Lalancette, and Vincent Raynauld\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Does the Difference Compute? Data-Driven Campaigning in Canada \/ \u003cem\u003eFenwick McKelvey and Jill Piebiak\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Beyond Market Intelligence: New Dimensions in Public Opinion Research \/ \u003cem\u003eAndré Turcotte\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Engaging, Consulting, and Framing: Trending Practices in Institutions and the Government\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Covering the Court: How News Media Frames Social Science Evidence and Supreme Court Decisions on Physician-Assisted Dying \/ \u003cem\u003eErin Crandall, Kate Puddister, and Mark Daku \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 The Notion of Social Acceptability: Lay Citizens as a New Political Force \/ \u003cem\u003eStéphanie Yates with Myriam Arbour\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Unpacking Trending Practices in Canadian Politics \/ \u003cem\u003eMireille Lalancette, Erin Crandall, and Vincent Raynauld\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404942156119,"sku":"9780774861151","price":62.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774861151.jpg?v=1730488134","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/whats-trending-in-canadian-politics-9780774861151","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}