ISBN:
041534784x
,
9780415347846
Language:
English
Pages:
XII, 228 S.
,
graph. Darst.
Edition:
1. publ.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Democratization studies
Parallel Title:
Print version The Internet And Politics : Citizens, Voters and Activists
DDC:
303.4834
Keywords:
Internet Congresses Political aspects
;
Political participation Congresses Technological innovations
;
Information technology Congresses Political aspects
;
Internet
;
Politik
Abstract:
Exploring the nature of the Internet's impact on civil society, this volume addresses many questions and draws on contemporary research
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Title; Half Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; 1. The Internet, Civil Society and Democracy: A Comparative Prespective; 2. The Internet and Youth Civic Engagement in the United States; 3. The Minnesota E-Democracy Project: Mobilising the Mobilised?; 4. Hunting Protestors: Mobilisation, Participation and Protest Online in the Countryside Alliance; 5. Design Matters: The Political Efficacy of Government-Run Discussion Boards; 6. Cybercortical Warfare: Hizbollahs Internet Strategy
Description / Table of Contents:
7. Civil Society, the Internet and Terrorism: Case Studies from Northern Ireland8. Virtual Parties in a Virtual World: The Use of the Internet by Russian Political Parties; 9. Hard to Connect: Transnational Networks, Non-Governmental Organisations and the Internet in Russia; 10. Murder, Journalism and the Web: How the Gongadze Case Launched the Internet News Era in Ukraine; 11. Pathologies of the Virtual Public Sphere; Index
Note:
Ciando e-book project
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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