TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vaccari,Cristian
TI  - Digital politics in Western democracies: a comparative study 
SN  - 9781421411194
AV  - HM851 .V33 2013eb
U1  - 302.23/1 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Baltimore
PB  - John Hopkins University Press
KW  - Internet
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Political participation
KW  - Computer network resources
KW  - Aspect politique
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Government
KW  - Comparative
KW  - PSYCHOLOGY
KW  - Social Psychology
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Theoretical Issues and Research Questions. Understanding Digital Politics in Western Democracies ; Parties and the Internet ; Citizens and the Internet -- Parties and Digital Politics. Structure and Features of Political Websites ; Disparities in Political Websites ; Party Characteristics and Their Online Presence ; What Drives the Online Presence of Parties and Candidates? -- Citizens and Digital Politics. Online Political Information in Seven Countries ; Socioeconomic Inequalities and Online Political Information ; Political Attitudes and Online Information ; Political Engagement, Mass Media Use, and Online Information ; Correlates of Online Political Information in Seven Democracies -- Conclusion
N2  - This book presents an analysis of seven advanced Western democracies' digital politics - the US, UK, Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain, and France - from 2006 to 2010. Examining the presentation and consumption of website politics, his study not only refutes claims that the web creates homogenized American-style politics and political interaction but also empirically reveals how a nation's unique constraints and opportunities create unique digital responses. This first large scale, comparative treatment of both the supply and demand sides of digital politics among different national political actors is divided into four parts: research methodology and theoretical challenges; how parties and candidates structure their websites (supply); how citizens use websites to access campaign information (demand); and then ties the research results back into his theoretical framework. Because a key aspect of any political system is how political actors communicate, this book will be invaluable for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in political communication, party competition, party organization, political participation, and the study of contemporary media landscapes writ large.--description provided by publisher
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