{"product_id":"9783031207365","title":"Critical Security Studies in the Digital Age: Social Media and Security","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCritical Security Studies in the Digital Age: Social Media and Security\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDowning, Joseph\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book demonstrates that the disciplinary boundaries present within  international relations approaches to security studies are redundant when  examining social media, and inter- and multi-disciplinary analysis is key. A key  result of the analysis undertaken is that when examining the social media sphere  security scholars need to “expect the unexpected”. This is because social media  enables users to subvert, contest and create security narratives with symbols and  idioms of their choice which can take into account “traditional” security themes,  but also unexpected and under explored themes such as narratives from the  local context of the users’ towns and cities, and the symbolism of football clubs.  The book also explores the complex topography of social media when considering  constructions of security. The highly dynamic topography of social media is  neither elite dominated and hierarchical as the Copenhagen School conceptualises  security speak. However, neither is it completely flat and egalitarian as suggested  by the vernacular security studies’ non-elite approach. Rather, social media’s  topography is shifting and dynamic, with individuals gaining influence in security  debates in unpredictable ways. In examining social media this book engages with  the emancipatory burden of critical security studies. This book argues that it  remains unfulfilled on social media and rather presents a “thin” notion of  discursive emancipation where social media does provide the ability for previously  excluded voices to participate in security debates, even if this does not result in  their direct emancipation from power hierarchies and structures offline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2024-01-24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031207365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-20734-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 265.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45169163075724,"sku":"9783031207365","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031207365.jpg?v=1764077902","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783031207365","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}