The Internet and democratic citizenship
Subtitle: theory, practice and policy
By: Stephen Coleman, Jay G. Blumler.
Contributors: Blumler, Jay G.
Series: Communication, society, and politics
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780521817523; 9780521520782
Subjects: Political participation -- Technological innovations -- Great Britain; Information technology -- Political aspects -- Great Britain; Internet in public administration -- Great Britain
Description: "Relations between the public and holders of political authority are in a period of transformative flux. On the one side, new expectations and meanings of citizenship are being entertained and occasionally acted upon. On the other, an impoverishment of mainstream political communication is taking place. The Internet has the potential to improve public communications and enrich democracy, a project that requires imaginative policy-making."--[from book].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.