LEADER 05155nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910455973203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-937290-59-X 010 $a1-57387-991-6 035 $a(CKB)111087028140772 035 $a(EBL)1076590 035 $a(OCoLC)821177360 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1076590 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1076590 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10630070 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087028140772 100 $a20011015d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aElectronic democracy$b[electronic resource] $eusing the Internet to transform American politics /$fGraeme Browning 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aMedford, N.J. $cCyberAge Books$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (209 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-306-00555-8 311 $a0-910965-49-8 327 $aCover; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword by Adam Clayton Powell III; Chapter 1: Birth of an Electronic Nation; The Internet and Grassroots Organizing; Congress on the Internet; Looking Ahead; Chapter 2: Smoke-Filled Rooms in Cyberspace; Putting the California Legislature Online; Recalling Roberti; How to "De-Foley-ate" Congress; Defeating a "Gag Rule on the Grass Roots"; Winning a Senate Seat in Oregon; Chapter 3: Handing Out Electronic Fliers; Securing a "Right To Know"; A Database Named EDGAR; Sign on the Blinking Line; Making the Online Medium Work for Voters 327 $aChapter 4: Pressing the Virtual FleshE-mail to Congress: An Electronic "Dead Letter" Box; Action Alerts; Electronic Petitions; Eight Tips for Grassroots Organizing Online; Get Your Facts Straight; Plan Before You Post; Research, Research, Research!; Don't Flame; Make Sure Your Message Arrives; Track Your Progress; Don't Overdo It; Don't Lose Touch with Reality; Smart Web Site Tactics; Campaign Strategy; User Focus; Content, Content, Content; Always Keep Your Site Updated; Be Sure to Register Your Site; Give Users Things to Do on Your Site; The Internet and Practical Politics 327 $aChapter 5: The Dark Side of a New WorldThe Digital Divide and "Digital Equity"; Privacy; Propaganda; Chapter 6: Voting Booths for the Millennium; The History of Online Voting; Online Fundraising; Political Polling Online; Online Voter Registration; Chapter 7: Campaign Resources; Political Web Sites; Web Sites by Focus; Advocacy Organizations; City and County; Congress; Documents; Federal Government; Cabinet Departments; Other Major Independent and Regulatory Agencies; Other Key Federal Government Sites and Databases; General Political Information; Media; Television and Radio; Newspapers 327 $aOnline PressMagazines; Political Parties; Democrats; Republicans; Third Parties; States; Think Tanks; Electronic Mailing Lists; Chapter 8: The Virtual Campaign Trail; The 1996 Campaign Online; Grassroots Organizing in 1996; Listening to Congress; Candidates on the Web; Online Users and Losers in 1996; What Worked, What Didn't, and Why; The Internet and National Politics in the 1996 Campaigns; The 1998 Campaign Online; The Good News: More, More, More; A Dearth of Dialogue; Along Comes Jesse; Chapter 9: Election 2000 . . . and Counting; It's the Technology, Stupid! 327 $aDid the Internet Really Matter This Time?Fundraising Scored Big; Organizing at Cyberspeed; Trade-Offs Online; E-Mail Lists Erode Privacy...; ... While the Candidates and the Voters Yawn; Chapter 10: On the Horizon; "The Internet in Everything"; Living on Internet Time; Will the Internet Be "As Big As TV?"; ""Generation Next"" and the Coming of the Internet Age; About the Author; Index 330 $aWith a special focus on recent elections, this resource explains the social relevance of online democracy through various case studies. Among the topics explored are the emergence of online voting; how the Internet has drawn youth back into politics and the reinvention of political action; online privacy and how it will affect Internet politics; the common mistakes of Net activists and how to avoid them; and propaganda, hacking, and the dark side of online politics. Also addressed is how the Gore Democrats and the Bush Republicans pushed the Internet envelope during the presidential campa 606 $aPolitical participation$zUnited States$xComputer network resources 606 $aPolitical planning$zUnited States$xComputer network resources 606 $aLobbying$zUnited States$xComputer network resources 606 $aInternet$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$xComputer network resources 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical participation$xComputer network resources. 615 0$aPolitical planning$xComputer network resources. 615 0$aLobbying$xComputer network resources. 615 0$aInternet$xPolitical aspects 676 $a320.973/0285/4678 700 $aBrowning$b Graeme$0950230 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455973203321 996 $aElectronic democracy$92148275 997 $aUNINA