Connecting democracy : online consultation and the flow of political communication / edited by Stephen Coleman and Peter M. Shane.

Other author Coleman, Stephen, 1957-
Other author Shane, Peter M.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press, ©2012.
Descriptionix, 423 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Contenthttp://mitpress-ebooks.mit.edu/product/connecting-democracy
Subjects
Communication in politics--Technological innovations.
Internet in public administration.
Communication in public administration--Technological innovations.
Political participation--Technological innovations.
Political planning--Citizen participation.
Internet--Political aspects.

Contents Online consultation and political communication in the era of Obama: an introduction / Peter M. Shane -- Democracy, distance, and reach: the new media landscape / Stephen Coleman and Vincent Price -- Web 2.0: new challenges for the study of e-democracy in an era of informational exuberance / Andrew Chadwick -- Online consultations in local government: what works, when, and why? / Joachim Åström and Åke Grönlund -- Neighborhood information systems as intermediaries in democratic communities / Steven J. Balla and Sungsoo Hwang -- Playing politics: the experience of e-participation / Vincent Price -- The participatory journey in online consultations / Scott Wright -- Democratic consultation and the e-citizen / Stephen Coleman, Rachel Gibson, and Agnes I. Schneeberger -- The technological dimension of deliberation: a comparison between online and offline participation / Laurence Monnoyer-Smith -- The third sector as e-democratic intermediaries / Scott Wright and Stephen Coleman -- A Survey of federal agency rulemakers' attitudes about e-rulemaking / Jeffrey S. Lubbers -- The Internet and the Madisonian cycle: possibilities and prospects for consultative representation / David Lazer, Michael Neblo, and Kevin Esterling -- Legal frameworks and institutional contexts for public consultation regarding administrative action: the United States / Peter L. Strauss -- Legal frameworks and institutional contexts for public policy consultation regarding administrative action: the European Union / Polona Pičman Štefančič -- The legal environment for electronic democracy / Peter M. Shane and Polona Pičman Štefančič -- E-democracy, transnational organizations, and the challenge of new techno-intermediation / Oren Perez -- Making the e-citizen: a sociotechnical approach to democracy / Stephen Coleman.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011016647
ISBN9780262016568 (hbk.)
ISBN0262016567 (hbk.)
ISBN9780262516464 (pbk.)
ISBN0262516462 (pbk.)

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