TY - BOOK AU - Marichal,Josâe TI - Facebook democracy: the architecture of disclosure and the threat to public life T2 - Politics & international relations SN - 9781409444305 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - JF799 .M32 2012 U1 - 323/.0402854678 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Farnham, Surrey, Burlington, VT PB - Ashgate Pub. KW - Facebook (Firm) KW - Political participation KW - Technological innovations KW - Communication in politics KW - Data processing KW - Disclosure of information KW - Online social networks KW - Political aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p.161-188) and index; Introduction : the allure of facebook -- Facebook and the utopian/dystopian dialectic -- Facebook and the architecture of disclosure -- Facebook and the decline of the public -- The personal citizen -- Engagement as personal citizens -- The digital front stage and deliberation -- Facebook and mobilization : beyond the Facebook revolution -- Privacy in the age of personal politics -- Friending the nation-state : social networking and power -- Conclusions : how to listen on Facebook N2 - In this book, Marichal argues that understanding Facebook's impact on political processes requires an understanding of how Facebook's architecture of disclosure shapes the construction of individuals' political identities by drawing users further into their pre-selected social networks ER -