Wednesday 11 January 2006

article: the internet and political participation

This is directly related to my research interests. The paper distinguishes between the Internet for 'information' 'communication', and as a 'public sphere' in relation to citizen participation.

Reminds me of three main approaches to e-democracy: teledemocracy, virtual communitarianism and online deliberation. These were noted, over time, by Barber, Hagen, Dahlberg and, ehr, yours truly. Of course, different citizen roles are implied in these models. The article looks in detail at these roles.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION
VOL 20; NUMB 4; 2005

The Internet and Political Participation: Exploring the Explanatory Links
Polat, Rabia Karakaya
pp. 435-459

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