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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971416303321

Autore

Vaccari Cristian

Titolo

Digital Politics in Western Democracies : A Comparative Study

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014

ISBN

1-4214-1119-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Disciplina

302.231

Soggetti

Internet -- Political aspects

Political participation -- Computer network resources

Internet - Political aspects

Political participation - Computer network resources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction""; ""PART I: Theoretical Issues and Research Questions""; ""2 Understanding Digital Politics in Western Democracies""; ""3 Parties and the Internet""; ""4 Citizens and the Internet""; ""PART II: Parties and Digital Politics""; ""5 Structure and Features of Political Websites""; ""6 Disparities in Political Websites""; ""7 Party Characteristics and Their Online Presence""; ""8 What Drives the Online Presence of Parties and Candidates?""; ""PART III: Citizens and Digital Politics""

""9 Online Political Information in Seven Countries""""10 Socioeconomic Inequalities and Online Political Information""; ""11 Political Attitudes and Online Information""; ""12 Political Engagement, Mass Media Use, and Online Information""; ""13 Correlates of Online Political Information in Seven Democracies""; ""14 Conclusion""; ""Appendix""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Sommario/riassunto

Because a key aspect of any political system is how its actors and citizens communicate, this book will be invaluable for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in political communication, party competition, party organization, and the study of the contemporary media landscape writ large.