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Electronic Democracy / Norbert Kersting
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- World of Political Science : The development of the discipline Book Series
- The World of Political Science – The development of the discipline Book Series
- Standardized Title:
- Electronic democracy (Barbara Budrich Publishers : 2012)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- electronic democracy.
- e-voting.
- social media.
- Local Subjects:
- electronic democracy.
- e-voting.
- social media.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leverkusen Verlag Barbara Budrich 2012
- Language Note:
- English
- Biography/History:
- Prof. Dr. Norbert Kersting, Department of Political Science, University of Münster, Germany
- Summary:
- The timely book takes stock of the state of the art and future of electronic democracy, exploring the history and potential of e-democracy in global perspective. Analysing the digital divide, the role of the internet as a tool for political mobilisation, internet Voting and Voting Advice Applications, and other phenomena, this volume critically engages with the hope for more transparency and political participation through e-democracy.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Electronic Democracy""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""1. The Future of Electronic democracy""; ""2. Political mobilization and social networks. The example of the Arab spring""; ""3. Social media""; ""4. Electronic political campaigning""; ""5. Open government and open data""; ""6. Electronic voting""; ""7. Voting Advice Applications""; ""Index""; ""Notes on the Contributors""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- CC BY-SA
- ISBN:
- 9783866495463
- 3866495463
- OCLC:
- 1532840116
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3224/84740018
- Access Restriction:
- Open access Unrestricted online access
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