Politics as Usual - The Cyberspace `Revolution'

Examining the effects of the Internet on American politics, this book reveals its potential as a tool for empowering people to challenge existing power structures. However, the authors show how the American political system tends to normalize political activity, and thus the Internet's vast subversive potential could be lost, rendering it just another purveyor of ignored information.

List of contents

The Normalization of Cyberspace
Democracy in Cyberspace
A Brief History
Parties and Interest Groups
Organizing, Lobbying and Electioneering in Cyberspace
Elected Officials and Government Bureaucracy in Cyberspace
The Internet, Mass Media and Public Opinion
Doing Business on the Web
New Rules or New Taxes?
Gambling on the Internet
A Case Study in the Politics of Regulation
Criminal Activity in Cyberspace and What to Do About It
Democracy and Cyberspace
A Peek into the Future

Summary

Examining the effects of the Internet on American politics, this book reveals its potential as a tool for empowering people to challenge existing power structures. However, the authors show how the American political system tends to normalize political activity, and thus the Internet's vast subversive potential could be lost, rendering it just another purveyor of ignored information.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Margolis, David Resnick, David K. Resnick
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.01.2000
• EAN: 9780761913313
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-1331-3
• No. of pages: 258
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 379 g
• Series: Contemporary American Politics; Contemporary American Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries