In The Politics of the Internet: Political Claims-making in Cyberspace and Its Effect on Modern Political Activism, R.J. Maratea explores the practices of political claims-making and activism in online environments in order to better understand whether Internet technology is presently a democratizing force that changes the balance of social power in the public sphere and empowers average citizens to be more active participants in mass media.
In The Politics of the Internet: Political Claims-making in Cyberspace and Its Effect on Modern Political Activism, R.J. Maratea explores the practices of political claims-making and activism in online environments in order to better understand whether Internet technology is presently a democratizing force that changes the balance of social power in the public sphere and empowers average citizens to be more active participants in mass media.
R.J. Maratea is assistant professor of criminal justice at New Mexico State University.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Figures and Tables.............................................................000 Preface....................................................................................000 Acknowledgements.....................................................................000 Part OneTheoretical Background 1.The Internet as a Vehicle for Social Change........................................000 2.Constructing Reality in Cyberspace..................................................000 Part TwoEmergent Political Claims-Making 3.Power to the People? Citizen Journalism in Cyberspace...........................000 4.Subverting Old Government with New Media: Understanding the WikiLeaks Effect........................................................................000 Part Three Institutionalized Political Claims-Making 5.Connecting the Web to the Street: Hybrid Social Movements and Online Advocacy Networks.....................................................................000 6.From Back Rooms to Cyber-Lobbies: How the National Rifle Association Uses the Internet to Mobilize Support................................................000 7.All the News That's Fit to Post: Big Media and the Shift to Online Coverage..................................................................................000 8.Conclusion: Old Wine in New Bottles?..............................................................000 Methodology Appendix.................................................................000 References.................................................................................000 Index.......................................................................................000
List of Figures and Tables.............................................................000 Preface....................................................................................000 Acknowledgements.....................................................................000 Part OneTheoretical Background 1.The Internet as a Vehicle for Social Change........................................000 2.Constructing Reality in Cyberspace..................................................000 Part TwoEmergent Political Claims-Making 3.Power to the People? Citizen Journalism in Cyberspace...........................000 4.Subverting Old Government with New Media: Understanding the WikiLeaks Effect........................................................................000 Part Three Institutionalized Political Claims-Making 5.Connecting the Web to the Street: Hybrid Social Movements and Online Advocacy Networks.....................................................................000 6.From Back Rooms to Cyber-Lobbies: How the National Rifle Association Uses the Internet to Mobilize Support................................................000 7.All the News That's Fit to Post: Big Media and the Shift to Online Coverage..................................................................................000 8.Conclusion: Old Wine in New Bottles?..............................................................000 Methodology Appendix.................................................................000 References.................................................................................000 Index.......................................................................................000
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