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The internet and democracy in global perspective [electronic resource] : voters, candidates, parties, and social movements / Bernard Grofman, Alexander H. Trechsel, Mark Franklin, editors.

Grofman, Bernard, editor.; Trechsel, Alexandre H., editor.; Franklin, Mark, editor.
2014
JC421
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Title
The internet and democracy in global perspective [electronic resource] : voters, candidates, parties, and social movements / Bernard Grofman, Alexander H. Trechsel, Mark Franklin, editors.
ISBN
9783319043517
331904351X
9783319043524 electronic book
3319043528 electronic book
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04352-4
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Cham : Springer, 2014.
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English
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1 online resource
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10.1007/978-3-319-04352-4 doi
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JC421
Dewey Decimal Classification
321.8
Summary
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 exception of a genuine change in the potential for protest and e-activism. Across all of these accounts, the question remains whether the internet is a levelling communication tool that elevates the profile of marginalised players in the political system, or whether it is a medium that simply reinforces existing power and participatory biases. While employing case studies from various global perspectives, this book investigates the role of digital media and competitive advantage, campaigns and the effect of social media, online communication as way of fomenting nonviolent revolutions and the undeniable and important role of the internet on democracy around the world.
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Grofman, Bernard, editor.
Trechsel, Alexandre H., editor.
Franklin, Mark, editor.
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Studies in public choice (Springer-Verlag) ; volume 31.
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Internet and Democracy in Global Perspective
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Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Internet Voting in a Local Election in Canada
Indirect Campaigning: Past, Present and Future of Voting Advice Applications
Digital Media and the 2010 National Elections in Brazil
Online Campaign Communications (Facebook, Twitter, and Websites) in the 2010 UK Elections
Virtual Power Plays: Social Movements, Internet Communication Technology, and Political Parties
On the Role of Texts, Tweets, and Status Updates in Nonviolent Revolutions
Bibliography
Index.

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