Electronic democracy [[electronic resource] ] : using the Internet to transform American politics / / Graeme Browning

• Autore: Browning Graeme
• Pubblicazione: Medford, N.J., : CyberAge Books, c2002
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.973/0285/4678
• Soggetto topico: Political participation - United States - Computer network resources; Political planning - United States - Computer network resources; Lobbying - United States - Computer network resources; Internet - Political aspects - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government Computer network resources
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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 ; Chapter 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 ; Chapter 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 ; Online 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! ; Did 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
• Sommario/riassunto: With 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Electronic democracy
• ISBN: 1-937290-59-X; 1-57387-991-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910540509303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II