The Internet and Democracy in Global Perspective Voters, Candidates, Parties, and Social Movements /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Grofman, Bernard (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Trechsel, Alexander H. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Franklin, Mark (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Studies in Public Choice, 31
• Θέματα: Political science.; Industrial management.; Political communication.; Communication.; Sociology.; Mass media.; Political Science and International Relations.; Political Science.; Political Communication.; Media Management.; Media Research.

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 citiz...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.