In this book established researchers draw on a range of theoretical and empirical perspectives to examine social media’s impact on American politics. Chapters

This book shows how disinformation spread by partisan organizations and media platforms undermines institutional legitimacy on which authoritative information d

“Empowering and thoroughly researched, this book offers useful contemporary analysis and possible solutions to one of the greatest threats to democracy.” �

A state-of-the-art account of what we know and do not know about the effects of digital technology on democracy.

In An Uncivil War, the Washington Post’s Greg Sargent sounds an urgent alarm about the deeper roots of our democratic backsliding—and how we can begin to tu