The Moveon Effect - The Unexpected Transformation of American Political Advocacy

Zusatztext Highly recommended. Informationen zum Autor Assistant Professor in the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information, as well as a Faculty Associate at the Eagleton Institute of Politics and a Visiting Fellow with the Yale Information Society Project Klappentext The Internet is facilitating a generational transition among American political advocacy organizations. This book provides a detailed exploration of how "netroots" advocacy groups - MoveOn.org, DailyKos.com, DemocracyforAmerica.com, and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee - differ from "legacy" peer organizations. It also explains the partisan character of these technological innovations. Zusammenfassung The Internet is facilitating a generational transition among American political advocacy organizations. This book provides a detailed exploration of how "netroots" advocacy groups - MoveOn.org, DailyKos.com, DemocracyforAmerica.com, and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee - differ from "legacy" peer organizations. It also explains the partisan character of these technological innovations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Chapter 1: The New Generation of Political Advocacy Groups Chapter 2: The MoveOn Effect: Disruptive Innovation in the Interest Group Ecology of American Politics Chapter 3: Political Blogs as Politcal Associations Chapter 4: "Online Tools for Offline Action " Neo-Federated Political Associations Chapter 5: Netroots as Networks - Building Progressive Infrastructure Chapter 6: Don't Think of an Online Elephant Chapter 7: Innovation Edges, Advocacy Inflation and Sedimentary Organizations Research Appendix Bibliography Index

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• Authors: David Karpf, David (Assistant Profesor of Jounalism and Media Studies Karpf
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.2012
• EAN: 9780199898381
• ISBN: 978-0-19-989838-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Oxford Studies in Digital Politics; Oxford Studies in Digital Poli
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet, Political activism, Communication Studies, United States of America, USA, Political campaigning & advertising, Political campaigning and advertising, Political activism / Political engagement