<p>Seminar, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Examination of social media’s role in both fostering and undermining democratic discourse. Comparison of social media’s role with that of traditional media and examination of social media’s impact on traditional media. Exploration of possible responses in formal regulation and social media companies’ content moderation regimes. Concurrently scheduled with Law 511. Letter grading.</p>

Public Policy

At the convergence of social work, urban planning, and policymaking, the school identifies and develops emerging areas of research and teaching, cultivating leaders and change agents who advance solutions to society’s most pressing problems.

Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs

The department’s goal is to foster an understanding of the theory and practice of public policy in the many fields in which it applies.

General Catalog

Social Media and Future of Democracy

PUB PLC 285

4 units