Information and American Democracy - Technology in the Evolution of Political Power

Klappentext This book provides a comprehensive evaluation of the Internet in American democracy. Zusammenfassung This book provides a comprehensive evaluation of the Internet in American democracy. The author places the contemporary information revolution in historical context. This was the first book published at the time about the Internet and politics to combine historical analysis! case studies of political events! and survey analysis. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Information and political change; 2. Information revolutions in American political development; 3. The fourth information revolution and post-bureaucratic pluralism; 4. Political organizations in the fourth information revolution; 5. Political individuals in the fourth information revolution; 6. Information, equality, and integration in the public sphere.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Bimber, Bruce (University of California Bimber, Bimber Bruce
• Assisted by: W. Lance Bennett (Editor), Robert M. Entman (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.02.2003
• EAN: 9780521800679
• ISBN: 978-0-521-80067-9
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Communication, Society and Pol; Communication, Society and Politics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, United States of America, USA, Political science and theory, Media studies: internet, digital media and society, Internet guides and online services