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Democracy's Double-Edged Sword
Catie Snow Bailard
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Description for Democracy's Double-Edged Sword
Paperback. Although the book offers a robust empirical foundation for testing the Internet's effects on democratic attitudes, Bailard ultimately concludes that access to information does not necessarily ensure that democracy will automatically flourish. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7, 3 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
The beauty of democracy is not only that citizens can vote a candidate into office but that they can also vote one out. As digital media grows omnipresent, it becomes more important for political scientists and communication scholars to understand its influence on all aspects of the political process, from campaigning to governance. Catie Snow Bailard argues that the Internet - by altering the quantity and range of information available to citizens - directly influences the ability of individuals to evaluate government performance. It also affects public satisfaction with the quality of available democratic practices and helps motivate political activity ... Read more
The beauty of democracy is not only that citizens can vote a candidate into office but that they can also vote one out. As digital media grows omnipresent, it becomes more important for political scientists and communication scholars to understand its influence on all aspects of the political process, from campaigning to governance. Catie Snow Bailard argues that the Internet - by altering the quantity and range of information available to citizens - directly influences the ability of individuals to evaluate government performance. It also affects public satisfaction with the quality of available democratic practices and helps motivate political activity ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421415253
SKU
V9781421415253
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About Catie Snow Bailard
Catie Snow Bailard is an assistant professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University.
Reviews for Democracy's Double-Edged Sword
[Bailard] has written an outstanding book on democracy and the Internet. a highly original exploration of the democratic potential of the Internet. Choice