Teledemocracy : can technology protect democracy?
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Teledemocracy : can technology protect democracy?
(Sage library of social research, v. 165)
Sage Publications, c1987
- : pbk.
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Bibliography: p. 205-215
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Professor Arterton presents systematic empirical research on whether direct citizen participation can be successfully mobilized through electronic media. Teledemocracy offers a new approach to political communication by emphasizing participation rather than behaviour. The book reviews the relationship between the communications revolution and the political process.
Table of Contents
The Debate Over Technology and Democracy
The Promise of Technology
The Institutional Context of Political Participation
Bringing `The People' Into Politics
Bringing Government to Citizens
Experimenting with Referenda
Teaching Citizenship Through Technology
Lessons from the Participation Projects
Democracy and Technology
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