Jongwoo Han

Networked Information Technologies, Elections, and Politics

Korea and the United States

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the changes in elections, politics, and democratic movements over the past decade, marking a paradigm shift in political discourse. Han reveals the impacts of networked information technologies, and discusses how previously apolitical youth have transformed into a cohesive voting bloc and formidable constituency.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9780739146286
• ISBN-10: 0739146289
• Artikelnr.: 34226233

Autorenporträt

Jongwoo Han is adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and Senior Associate at the Center for Information Technology and Policy at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.  

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments List of Tables Chapter One-New Experimentation: Cyberspace,
the Networked Public Sphere, and the Youth in the United States and Korea
Chapter Two-How Korea's Wired Youth Became a Political Power:
NNIT-Activated Experimentation and the 2002 Presidential Election in Korea
Chapter Three-What the New Experimentation Portends for Democracy: Korea's
Beef Crisis Chapter Four-NNITs and the Obama Phenomenon: Transforming
Electoral Politics of Youth Chapter Five-Obama Tweeting and Tweeted: The
Sotomayor Nomination and Health Care Reform Chapter Six-Making Sense of the
New Experimentation References About the Author Index