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Electronic Democracy : Using the Internet to Transform American Politics.
With a special focus on recent elections, this resource explains the social relevance of online democracy through various case studies. Among the topics explored are the emergence of online voting; how the Internet has drawn youth back into politics and the reinvention of political action; online pr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
Information Today, Inc.,
2001.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Foreword by Adam Clayton Powell III
- Chapter 1: Birth of an Electronic Nation
- The Internet and Grassroots Organizing
- Congress on the Internet
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 2: Smoke-Filled Rooms in Cyberspace
- Putting the California Legislature Online
- Recalling Roberti
- How to "De-Foley-ate" Congress
- Defeating a "Gag Rule on the Grass Roots"
- Winning a Senate Seat in Oregon
- Chapter 3: Handing Out Electronic Fliers
- Securing a "Right To Know"
- A Database Named EDGAR
- Sign on the Blinking Line.
- Give Users Things to Do on Your Site
- The Internet and Practical Politics
- Chapter 5: The Dark Side of a New World
- The Digital Divide and "Digital Equity"
- Privacy
- Propaganda
- Chapter 6: Voting Booths for the Millennium
- The History of Online Voting
- Online Fundraising
- Political Polling Online
- Online Voter Registration
- Chapter 7: Campaign Resources
- Political Web Sites
- Web Sites by Focus
- Advocacy Organizations
- City and County
- Congress
- Documents
- Federal Government
- Cabinet Departments
- Other Major Independent and Regulatory Agencies.
- Making the Online Medium Work for Voters
- Chapter 4: Pressing the Virtual Flesh
- E-mail to Congress: An Electronic "Dead Letter" Box
- Action Alerts
- Electronic Petitions
- Eight Tips for Grassroots Organizing Online
- Get Your Facts Straight
- Plan Before You Post
- Research, Research, Research!
- Don't Flame
- Make Sure Your Message Arrives
- Track Your Progress
- Don't Overdo It
- Don't Lose Touch with Reality
- Smart Web Site Tactics
- Campaign Strategy
- User Focus
- Content, Content, Content
- Always Keep Your Site Updated
- Be Sure to Register Your Site.
- Other Key Federal Government Sites and Databases
- General Political Information
- Media
- Television and Radio
- Newspapers
- Online Press
- Magazines
- Political Parties
- Democrats
- Republicans
- Third Parties
- States
- Think Tanks
- Electronic Mailing Lists
- Chapter 8: The Virtual Campaign Trail
- The 1996 Campaign Online
- Grassroots Organizing in 1996
- Listening to Congress
- Candidates on the Web
- Online Users and Losers in 1996
- What Worked, What Didn't, and Why
- The Internet and National Politics in the 1996 Campaigns
- The 1998 Campaign Online.
- The Good News: More, More, More
- A Dearth of Dialogue
- Along Comes Jesse
- Chapter 9: Election 2000 ... and Counting
- It's the Technology, Stupid!
- Did the Internet Really Matter This Time?
- Fundraising Scored Big
- Organizing at Cyberspeed
- Trade-Offs Online
- E-Mail Lists Erode Privacy ...
- ... While the Candidates and the Voters Yawn
- Chapter 10: On the Horizon
- "The Internet in Everything"
- Living on Internet Time
- Will the Internet Be "As Big As TV?"
- "Generation Next" and the Coming of the Internet Age
- About the Author
- Index.