The Digital Transformation of the Nation: Making Patriots in the Digital Age?

• In Event: Transforming Democracy: Technology, Authoritarianism, and "Post-Truth" Politics

Brief Overview

We argue pro- and anti-national sentiment must be examined in light of the digital revolution's effects on the political imagination. This paper draws out the implications of new media for the 21st century nation and nationalism.

Authors

• Trevor Michael Shelley, Arizona State University

• Eric Schmidt, Kentucky Wesleyan College