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McNeal, Ramona S.

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The Internet and political participation.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The Internet and political participation./
Author:	McNeal, Ramona S.
Description:	177 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-10, Section: A, page: 3792.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International66-10A.
Subject:	Political Science, General. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3192525
ISBN:	9780542376825

The Internet and political participation.
McNeal, Ramona S.

The Internet and political participation. - 177 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-10, Section: A, page: 3792.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kent State University, 2005.

Innovation in telecommunication technology has consistently been associated with speculation on how it will impact politics. We are now at such a crossroad with the Internet. Typically preliminary forecasts are hopeful, predicting that new technology will usher in a more democratic system. The same optimistic beliefs hold for the Internet built on the prospect of online grassroots political groups mobilizing public action through email. Additionally, it is based on the hope that political chat room discussions and online political news might serve to increase political interest and knowledge, which should further motivate political action. Along with the optimism is fear that the Internet may only act to widen the gap between those who do and do not participate because of inequalities in Internet access and skill that fall along the same socioeconomic factors that influence citizen participation.

ISBN: 9780542376825Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017391
Political Science, General.

The Internet and political participation.
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520 $a Innovation in telecommunication technology has consistently been associated with speculation on how it will impact politics. We are now at such a crossroad with the Internet. Typically preliminary forecasts are hopeful, predicting that new technology will usher in a more democratic system. The same optimistic beliefs hold for the Internet built on the prospect of online grassroots political groups mobilizing public action through email. Additionally, it is based on the hope that political chat room discussions and online political news might serve to increase political interest and knowledge, which should further motivate political action. Along with the optimism is fear that the Internet may only act to widen the gap between those who do and do not participate because of inequalities in Internet access and skill that fall along the same socioeconomic factors that influence citizen participation.
520 $a This study explores both the fears and hopes related to the Internet and political participation. In doing so, it deviates from the current research on the Internet. First, it controlled for the different ways the Internet is used. Unlike previous research, the models in this study include a variety of explanatory variables that account for different forms of Internet communication including email and chat rooms. Secondly, it was based on multivariate statistical analysis while much of the earlier literature relied on descriptive statistics. Finally, unlike other studies, the research utilized a number of scientifically conducted nationwide surveys over time.
520 $a The results of this research provide support for both optimistic and pessimistic viewpoints. The findings indicate that the Internet may help close the gap in participation based on age; it also suggests that it may be widening the disparity in participation based on factors such as education and income. Disparities in Internet access and skills appear to be aggravating existing gaps in political participation based on education and income. It may also precipitate a divide in gender that did not initially exist. The Internet appears to a double-edged sword: motivating participation of some (young and males) while magnifying other existing gaps.
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