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Google and Democracy - Politics and the Power of the Internet (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,467
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Google and Democracy - Politics and the Power of the Internet (Hardcover): Sean Richey, J. Benjamin Taylor

Google and Democracy - Politics and the Power of the Internet (Hardcover)

Sean Richey, J. Benjamin Taylor

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For the first time in human history, access to information on almost any topic is accessible through the Internet. A powerful extraction system is needed to disseminate this knowledge, which for most users is Google. Google Search is an extremely powerful and important component to American political life in the twenty-first century, yet its influence is poorly researched or understood. Sean Richey and J. Benjamin Taylor explore for the first time the influence of Google on American politics, specifically on direct democracy. Using original experiments and nationally representative cross-sectional data, Richey and Taylor show how Google Search returns quality information, that users click on quality information, and gain political knowledge and other contingent benefits. Additionally, they correlate Google usage with real-world voting behavior on direct democracy. Building a theory of Google Search use for ballot measures, Google and Democracy is an original addition to the literature on the direct democracy, Internet politics, and information technology. An indispensable read to all those wishing to gain new insights on how the Internet has the power to be a normatively valuable resource for citizens.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2017
First published: 2018
Authors: Sean Richey • J. Benjamin Taylor
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-06643-4
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General
Books > Computing & IT > Internet > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
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LSN: 1-138-06643-5
Barcode: 9781138066434

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