Axel Bruns Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

There has been much concern over the impact of partisan echo chambers and filter bubbles on public debate. Is this concern justified, or is it distracting us from more serious issues? Axel Bruns argues that the influence of echo chambers and filter bubbles has been severely overstated, and results from a broader moral panic about the role of online and social media in society. Our focus on these concepts, and the widespread tendency to blame platforms and their algorithms for political disruptions, obscure far more serious issues pertaining to the rise of populism and hyperpolarisation in democracies. Evaluating the evidence for and against echo chambers and filter bubbles, Bruns offers a persuasive argument for why we should shift our focus to more important problems. This timely book is essential reading for students and scholars, as well as anyone concerned about challenges to public debate and the democratic process.

Wilhelmshaven in den 50er und 60er Jahren. Das Dritte Reich ist zwar Geschichte, aber Hitler ist noch in aller Munde. Im 'Bertelsmann Volkslexikon' wird vor den Folgen ausgelebter Sexualität gewarnt – aber die Pubertät trotzt allen Gefahren. Nur Hochwasser wird gefürchtet – wenn es die eigenen Hosen betrifft. Axel Bruns hat ein Lexikon seiner Kindheit und Jugend geschrieben. Von Abenteuerroman bis Zentrifugalaschenbecher. Provokant. Politisch unkorrekt. Alphabetisch.