ISBN:
9780415638678
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (278 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Routledge Research in Political Communication
Series Statement:
Routledge Research in Political Communication Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Politics and the Internet in Comparative Context : Views from the cloud
DDC:
302.23/1
Keywords:
Internet - Political aspects
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
For many years now we have witnessed the developing use of the internet and associated technologies by political actors and organisations. Claims and counter claims have been made as its suitability as a tool to help in the struggle to re-invigorate political participation in democracies across the globe has been contested.This book charts the shifting sands of political activity in the digital age. It interrogates the hybrid nature of modern politics as online and offline actions blur the boundaries of traditional politics between 'real-life' co-presence and the booming virtu
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Politics and the Internet in Comparative Context; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Taking stock: a meta-analysis of the virtual public sphere in communication journals; 2 The Internet and the decline of Euro-American democracy; 3 The semi-sovereign netizen: the Fifth Estate in China; 4 New techniques, new mobilizations? French parties in the web 2.0 era
Description / Table of Contents:
5 Do ethos, ideology, country and electoral strength make a difference in cyberspace? Testing an explanatory model of parties' websites6 "Why fix it when it's not broken?" Continuity and adaptation in Romanian presidential e-campaigning; 7 Online party politics: studying the presence of some African political parties on the Internet; 8 Extreme right organizations and online politics: a comparative analysis of five Western democracies; 9 Ourselves alone (but making connections): the social media strategies of Sinn Fein
Description / Table of Contents:
10 City Hall 2.0? Italian local executive officials' presence and popularity on Web 2.0 platforms11 Making democracy work online? Interpreting the web presence of Italian regions; 12 MEPs online: understanding communication strategies for remote representatives; 13 Unaffiliated socialization and social media recruitment: reflections from Occupy the Netherlands; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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