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The Internet and Democracy in Global Perspective
Grofman Bernard
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Hardcover. The Internet and Democracy in Global Perspective Editor(s): Grofman, Bernard; Trechsel, Alexander H.; Franklin, Mark. Series: Studies in Public Choice. Num Pages: 148 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 409.
This volume provides an important update to our current understanding of politics and the internet in a variety of new contexts, both geographically and institutionally. The subject of e-democracy has morphed over the years from speculative and optimistic accounts of a future heightened direct citizen involvement in political decision-making and an increasingly withered state apparatus, to more prosaic investigations of party and governmental website content and micro level analyses of voters’ online activities. Rather than levelling the communications and participation playing field, most studies concluded that existing patterns of bias and power distribution were being repeated online, with the one ... Read more
This volume provides an important update to our current understanding of politics and the internet in a variety of new contexts, both geographically and institutionally. The subject of e-democracy has morphed over the years from speculative and optimistic accounts of a future heightened direct citizen involvement in political decision-making and an increasingly withered state apparatus, to more prosaic investigations of party and governmental website content and micro level analyses of voters’ online activities. Rather than levelling the communications and participation playing field, most studies concluded that existing patterns of bias and power distribution were being repeated online, with the one ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Public Choice
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319043517
SKU
V9783319043517
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99-15
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