The politics of the Internet : political claims-making in cyberspace and its effect on modern political activism / R.J. Maratea.

By:

Maratea, R. J, 1973-

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]Description: 1 online resource (xi, 163 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780739178959
0739178954

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: The politics of the InternetDDC classification:

302.23/1 23

LOC classification:

HM851

Other classification:

05.38
89.62
TP393.4-0

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Contents:

Acknowledgments; Preface; I: Theoretical Background; 1 The Internet as a Vehicle for Social Change; 2 Constructing Reality in Cyberspace; II: Emergent Political Claims-Making; 3 Power to the People? Citizen Journalism in Cyberspace; 4 Subverting Old Government with New Media; III: Institutionalized Political Claims-Making; 5 Connecting the Web to the Street; 6 From Back Rooms to Cyber-Lobbies; 7 All the News That's Fit to Post; 8 Conclusion: Old Wine in New Bottles?; Methodology Appendix; References; Index; About the Author.

Summary: In The Politics of the Internet: Political Claims-making in Cyberspace and Its Effect on Modern Political Activism, R.J. Maratea explores the practices of political claims-making and activism in online environments in order to better understand whether Internet technology is presently a democratizing force that changes the balance of social power in the public sphere and empowers average citizens to be more active participants in mass media.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-151) and index.

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In The Politics of the Internet: Political Claims-making in Cyberspace and Its Effect on Modern Political Activism, R.J. Maratea explores the practices of political claims-making and activism in online environments in order to better understand whether Internet technology is presently a democratizing force that changes the balance of social power in the public sphere and empowers average citizens to be more active participants in mass media.

English.

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