book: internet politics

Quite unusual in that the blog precedes the book.

Internet Politics: States, Citizens, and New Communication Technologies
Andrew Chadwick
OUP

This is sure to make a good and comprehensive reading about the Internet and politics. And a neat blog to match.

From OUP's website:

In the developed world, there is no longer an issue of whether the Internet affects politics--but how, why, and with what consequences. With the Internet now spreading at a breathtaking rate in the developing world, the new medium is fraught with tensions, paradoxes, and contradictions. How do we make sense of these? In this major new work, Andrew Chadwick addresses such concerns, providing the first comprehensive overview of Internet politics.

Internet Politics examines the impact of new communication technologies on political parties and elections, pressure groups, social movements, local democracy, public bureaucracies, and global governance. It also analyzes persistent and controversial policy problems, including the digital divide; the governance of the Internet itself; the tensions between surveillance, privacy, and security; and the political economy of the Internet media sector. The approach is explicitly comparative, providing numerous examples from the U.S., Britain, and many other countries. Written in a clear and accessible style, this theoretically sophisticated and up-to-date text reveals the key difference the Internet makes in how we "do" politics and how we "think about" political life. Featuring numerous figures, tables, and text boxes, Internet Politics is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in political science, international relations, and communication studies.

The blog is organised around the same themes as the book:

Ch 01: Intro
Ch 02: Concepts
Ch 03: Net History
Ch 04: Digital Divide
Ch 05: E-Democracy
Ch 06: E-Mobilization
Ch 07: E-Campaigning
Ch 08: E-Government
Ch 09: Global Info Society
Ch 10: Internet Governance
Ch 11: Surveillance
Ch 12: Political Economy
Ch 13: Futurology

[though this is from the blog, not the OUP website]