Promoting Social Change and Democracy through Information Technology

Life in the digital era offers an array of new and invigorating opportunities, as well as a new set of challenges when facing the dissemination of fresh innovations. While once reserved for personal use, online platforms are now being utilized for more critical purposes, such as social revolution, political influence, and governance at both the local and national levels. Promoting Social Change and Democracy through Information Technology is a definitive reference source for the latest scholarly research on the use of the internet, mobile phones, and other digital platforms for political discourse between citizens and governments. Focusing on empirical case studies and pivotal theoretical applications of technology within political science and social activism, this comprehensive book is an essential reference source for advanced-level students, researchers, practitioners, and academicians interested in the changing landscape of democratic development and social welfare.

Product details

• Authors: Vikas Kumar, Jakob Svensson, Kumar Vikas
• Assisted by: Vikas Kumar (Editor), Jakob Svensson (Editor)
• Publisher: Information Science Reference
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9781466685024
• ISBN: 978-1-4666-8502-4
• No. of pages: 350
• Dimensions: 221 mm x 286 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 1141 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education