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American E-Democracy: The Importance of Online Political Radicals in Shaping Contemporary Politics in the United States

Stone, Andrew
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4715-5259
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1650373561046848

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2022, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Ohio University, Political Science.
Recent years have seen online political subcultures that embrace populism and reject many liberal institutional norms gain increased influence over the mainstream political arena. Four of the most prominent of these subcultures include White Nationalists, believers of the QAnon conspiracy theory, the Black Lives Matter movement, and modern Socialists. All four of these groups have, to varying degrees, seen support for their views rise among mainstream media outlets, elected officials, and the public. However, the insistence of these groups on ideological purity and their often combative stance towards moderate colleagues has made influencing legislative efforts difficult for them at times. Additionally, these groups have had differential impacts on democracy in the United States. While the more progressive of these subcultures seek to expand democratic rights and participation to the poor and people of color, the more conservative among these groups often seek to restrict the political rights and influence of their ideological rivals and historically marginalized people.
DeLysa Burnier (Advisor)
117 p.
Political Science
American Politics; Polarization; Online Politics; Illiberalism; White Nationalism; Conspiracy Theories in Politics; QAnon; Black Lives Matter; Socialism; Media and Politics; Populism

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  • Stone, A. (2022). American E-Democracy: The Importance of Online Political Radicals in Shaping Contemporary Politics in the United States [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1650373561046848

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stone, Andrew. American E-Democracy: The Importance of Online Political Radicals in Shaping Contemporary Politics in the United States. 2022. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1650373561046848.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stone, Andrew. "American E-Democracy: The Importance of Online Political Radicals in Shaping Contemporary Politics in the United States." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1650373561046848

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