Politics Online - Blogs, Chatrooms, and Discussion Groups in American Democracy

Informationen zum Autor Richard Davis is a Professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University. He has conducted research on the internet and politics and is widely considered an authority on the topic. He is the author of several books: Campaigning Online, Oxford, 2003 (with Bruce Bimber); The Web of Politics, Oxford, 1999; New Media andAmerican Politics, Oxford, 1998 (with Diana Owen); ThePress and American Politics: The New Mediator, Prentice Hall, 2001; Decisions and Images: The Supreme Court andthe Press, Prentice Hall, 1994; and Politics and theMedia, Prentice Hall, 1994. Klappentext Despite the growth of various forms of online discussion, their impact on American political life is only beginning to be examined systematically. In Politics Online Richard Davis provides a thorough analysis detailing the political attitudes, behavior, and demographic nature of the electronic discussion community contrasting that community with the general public. Zusammenfassung Presenting an insight into the state of American society, this book shows how the nation talks with itself, and also discusses the impact of the internet. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Electronic Political Discussion 2. The Political World of Electronic Discussion 3. Online Discussants 4. Posters vs. Lurkers 5. Virtual Representation 6. Conclusion Appendix A Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Richard Davis, Richard (Universite De Bordeaux-Montaigne Davis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.07.2005
• EAN: 9780415951937
• ISBN: 978-0-415-95193-7
• No. of pages: 178
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Internet; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, COMPUTERS / Internet / General, Political structure & processes, Political campaigning & advertising, Political campaigning and advertising, Political structure and processes