The Internet and Democracy in Global Perspective - Voters, Candidates, Parties, and Social Movements (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies in Public Choice, 31
Release date:	March 2014
First published:	2014
Editors:	Bernard Grofman • Alexander H. Trechsel • Mark Franklin
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	148
Edition:	2014 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-04351-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > General
LSN:	3-319-04351-X
Barcode:	9783319043517

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