ABSTRACT
Can the Internet help to re-engage the public in politics? How are political parties using the Internet as a communication tool? Has politics changed in the information age?
This book provides an assessment of how political parties are adapting to the rise of new information and communication technologies and what the consequences will be. It includes case studies of the US, the UK, Australia, Korea, Mexico, France, Romania and the Mediterranean region.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 2|2 pages
Political parties and democracy in the information age
part |2 pages
Appendix 1: coding scheme for party websites
part 6|1 pages
Moving towards an evolution in political mediation?
chapter 7|7 pages
Letting the daylight in?
Australian parties’ use of the World Wide Web at the state and territory level
part |2 pages
References
part |1 pages
Notes