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Politics as Usual
The Cyberspace `Revolution'
- Michael Margolis - University of Cincinnati, OH, USA
- David Resnick - University of Cincinnati, OH, USA
Volume:
6
Series:
Contemporary American Politics
Contemporary American Politics
Other Titles in:
New Media and Communication Technology
New Media and Communication Technology
March 2000 | 256 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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.
The Normalization of Cyberspace
Democracy in Cyberspace
Parties and Interest Groups
Elected Officials and Government Bureaucracy in Cyberspace
The Internet, Mass Media and Public Opinion
Doing Business on the Web
Gambling on the Internet
Criminal Activity in Cyberspace and What to Do About It
Democracy and Cyberspace
"A well-written, thoughtful, and accessible academic book highly recommended for all libraries with Internet, politics, and public policy collections."
New College of the University of South Florida
