Politics as Usual: The Cyberspace `Revolution' / Edition 1

by Michael Margolis, David K. Resnick

Overview

Examining the effects of the Internet on American politics, this book reveals its potential as a tool for empowering people to challenge existing power structures. However, the authors show how the American political system tends to normalize political activity, and thus the Internet's vast subversive potential could be lost, rendering it just another purveyor of ignored information.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761913306
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/24/2000
Series:	Contemporary American Politics , #6
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

The Normalization of Cyberspace
Democracy in Cyberspace
A Brief History
Parties and Interest Groups
Organizing, Lobbying and Electioneering in Cyberspace
Elected Officials and Government Bureaucracy in Cyberspace
The Internet, Mass Media and Public Opinion
Doing Business on the Web
New Rules or New Taxes?
Gambling on the Internet
A Case Study in the Politics of Regulation
Criminal Activity in Cyberspace and What to Do About It
Democracy and Cyberspace
A Peek into the Future

Editorial Reviews

"A well-written, thoughtful, and accessible academic book highly recommended for all libraries with Internet, politics, and public policy collections. "

E. Lewis

Political scientists (U. of Cincinnati) Margolis and Resnick argue that hopes for a transformation of the US political system through cyberpolitics are likely to be unfulfilled. Doubting that the technology can overcome the tendency of the political system to normalize political activity, they look at the history of cyberspace, political parties, interest groups, candidates, mass media, information dissemination, and commercial uses of the Internet. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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