Internet Politics: States, Citizens, and New Communication Technologies

In the wake of the Howard Dean campaign, digital technologies are changing not only the way politics is conducted, but also political institutions themselves. This book synthesizes the rapidly growing literature from both media studies and political science that looks at how political actors are seeking to use, and regulate the use of, technologies. Chadwick examines some of the key questions in the matter: has the 'information age' caused a fundamental shift inglobal politics? Has the Internet reconfigured the relationships between states, and between citizens and states? The book's approach is comparative and includes pedagogy such as chapter summaries, boxes with key facts and quotations, case studies, and a brief guide to the best Web resources available tothe topic at hand.