Title: Digital media and political engagement worldwide : a comparative study /
Authors: Anduiza Perea, Eva.; Jensen, Michael James; Jorba, Laia.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Internet Political aspects Cross-cultural studies.; Political participation Technological innovations Cross-cultural studies.; Communication in politics Technological innovations Cross-cultural studies.; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
Abstract: "This book explores how digital media use affects political attitudes and behavior, and how this relationship is shaped by political environments across countries"--
Contents: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction Michael J. Jensen, Laia Jorba and Eva Anduiza; 2. The impact of digital media on citizenship in a global perspective Laia Jorba and Bruce Bimber; 3. Recent shifts in the relationship between the Internet and democratic engagement in Britain and the United States Andrew Chadwick; 4. Political engagement and the Internet in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections: a panel survey Allison Hamilton and Caroline J. Tolbert; 5. Online political participation in the United States and Spain Michael J. Jensen and Eva Anduiza; 6. Internet use and political attitudes in Europe Clelia Colombo, Carol Galais, and Aina Gallego; 7. Digital media and offline political participation in Spain Marta Cantijoch; 8. Online participation in Italy: contextual influences and political opportunities Cristian Vaccari; 9. On the causal nature of the relationship between Internet access and political engagement: evidence from German panel data Martin Kroh and Hannes Neiss; 10. The uses of digital media for contentious politics in Latin America Yanina Welp and Jonathan Wheatley; 11. Opening closed regimes: civil society, information infrastructure, and political Islam Muzammil M. Hussain and Philip N. Howard; 12. Digital media and political attitudes in China Min Tang, Laia Jorba, and Michael J. Jensen; 13. Conclusions Laia Jorba, Michael J. Jensen, and Eva Anduiza.