What do we know about digital public debate? Technological affordances and democratic dilemmas
Ib T. Gulbrandsen
Department of Communication and Arts, Roskilde UniversityDenmark
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y Sine N. Just
Department of Communication and Arts, Roskilde UniversityDenmark
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18 jun 2025
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Publicado en línea: 18 jun 2025
Páginas: 148 - 174
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2025-0014
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Nordic studies of digital public debate that align with the six categories (N = 109)
| Bottom-up (Agency shapes assemblage) | Top-down (Assemblage shapes agency) | |
|---|---|---|
| Human-centric | 42 | 19 |
| Issue-centric | 17 | 20 |
| Technology-centric | 7 | 4 |
Six patterns of participation in digital public debate
| Bottom-up (Agency shapes assemblage) | Top-down (Assemblage shapes agency) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Human-centric | Mundane citizenship | Negotiation of trust | |
| Issue-centric | Connective and affective organisation | Post-truth mediation | |
| Technology-centric | Personalised polarisation | Critical infrastructure | |