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Online Community and Democracy
The debate over the contribution of the Internet to democracy is far from settled. Some point to the empowering effects of online discussion and fund raising on recent electoral campaigns in the US to argue that the Internet will restore the public sphere. Others claim that the Internet is just a virtual mall, a final extension of global capitalism into every corner of our lives. This paper argues for the democratic thesis with some qualifications. The most important contribution of the Internet to democracy is not necessarily its effects on the electoral process but rather its ability to assemble a public around technical networks that enroll individuals scattered over wide geographical areas. Medical patients, video game players, musical performers, and many other publics have emerged on the Internet with surprising consequences.
- ISSN
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2538-6255
- Umfang
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Seite(n): 37-60
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Anmerkungen
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Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
- Erschienen in
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Journal of Cyberspace Studies, 1(1)
- Thema
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Politikwissenschaft
Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen
interaktive, elektronische Medien
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
politische Willensbildung
Demokratie
Wahlkampf
interaktive Medien
Internet
Netzgemeinschaft
elektronische Medien
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
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Feenberg, Andrew
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
- (wann)
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2017
- DOI
- Rechteinformation
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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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Objekttyp
- Zeitschriftenartikel
Beteiligte
- Feenberg, Andrew
Entstanden
- 2017
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