Click On Democracy: The Internet's Power To Change Political Apathy Into Civic Action - Hardcover

Reeher, Grant

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813340055 ISBN 13: 9780813340050

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

Click on Democracy examines the first national election in which the Internet played a major role. The contributors argue that the Internet's most profound political impact on Election 2000 has largely been missed or underestimated. The reason: the difference it made was more social than electoral, more about building political communities than about generating votes and money. Voter turnout has dwindled over the past forty years, and fewer Americans are involved in civic activities. The real story of the internet is its emergence as a community builder - under the radar of most political observers who focus on large institutions - in a society that has become politically disengaged and disenchanted. The contributors to Click on Democracy talk at length with the people who are using the Internet in new and effective ways, and who are capitalizing on the internet's power as a networking tool for civic action. Viewed from this bottom-up perspective, the internet emerges as an exciting and powerful source of renewal for civic engagement.

About this title

Synopsis:

A group of media experts demonstrateS how the Internets role in the 2000 election set the stage for political activism in the future. Click on Democracy examines the first national election in which the Internet played a major role. The contributors argue that the Internets most profound political impact on Election 2000 has largely been missed or underestimated. The reason: the difference it made was more social than electoral, more about building political communities than about generating votes and money.Voter turnout has dwindled over the past forty years, and fewer Americans are involved in civic activities. The real story of the Internet is its emergence as a community builder under the radar of most political observers who focus on large institutions in a society that has become politically disengaged and disenchanted. The contributors to Click on Democracy talk at length with the people who are using the Internet in new and effective ways, and who are capitalizing on the Internets power as a networking tool for civic action. Viewed from this bottom-up perspective, the Internet emerges as an exciting and powerful source of renewal for civic engagement.

About the Author:

Steve Davis is Associate Professor at Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications. Larry Elin is Assistant Professor at Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications, and co-chair of Newhouse's Media and American Democracy Institute. Grant Reeher is Associate Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and also a Senior Research Associate at Maxwells Center for Policy Research.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0813340055
• ISBN 13: 9780813340050
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320