How do political elites use social media platforms to gain power over people? And what is the relationship between democracy, public culture and media?

MS 113: Some key concepts that you need to know to navigate through the key reading – I will keep updating these 1.democracy 2.citizenship 3.public sphere 5. Nation and nationalism, nation-state, government, sovereignty 4. oligarchy (polyarchy, plutocracy, aristocracy and so on) 4.capitalism 5.liberalism, neoliberalism 6.civic republicanism 7.socialism 8.authoritarianism 9.populism 10. fascism 11. Marxism -ideological, hegemonic, discursive 12.globalization 13.transnational media spheres 14. consumerism, neoliberal consumer democracy 15. social movements 16. identity politics 17. recognition and redistribution debate 18. political power 19. the notion of common good 20. the digital divide 21: digital public sphere 22. communitarianism 23. social construction of culture 24. poststructuralism 25. postmodern 26. modernity 27. civil society 28. civil disobedience 29. civic engagement 30. structure and agency 31. pluralism and multiracialism, multiculturalism