The Internet, Democracy and Democratization

✍ Scribed by Peter Ferdinand (editor)

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 201
• Series: Democratization and Autocratization Studies
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Internet is transforming relations between states and citizens. This study gives examples of how it is creating new political communities at various levels, both in democracies and authoritarian regimes. It is also used by marginalized anti-democratic groups such as neo-Nazis.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
The Internet, Democracy and Democratization
Paradoxical Partners: Electronic Communication and Electronic Democracy
Democratizing Democracy: Strong Democracy, US Political Campaigns and the Internet
Revitalizing the Party System or Zeitgeist-on-Line? Virtual Party Headquarters and Virtual Party Branches in Germany
The Politics of African America On-Line
Neo-Nazis and Taliban On-Line: Anti-Modern Political Movements and Modern Media
The Internet in Indonesia's New Democracy
The Electronic Republic? The Role of the Internet in Promoting Democracy in Africa
Tibet, Democracy and the Internet Bazaar
Conclusion
Abstracts
Notes on Contributors
Index