Rebooting American Politics The Internet Revolution

by Gainous, Jason; Wagner, Kevin M.

• ISBN13: 9781442210509
• ISBN10: 1442210508
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-16
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Going beyond theory and guess based forecasts; this book systematically explores and measures the implications of the growing use of the internet in the American political landscape. Using current election data, the authors specifically challenge the predominant conjecture that the impact of new technology will not affect the electoral outcomes and illustrate that the use of the internet is causing a marked shift in not just who votes, but who wins.

Author Biography

Jason Gainous is assistant professor at the University of Louisville. Kevin M. Wagner is assistant professor at Florida Atlantic University.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Evolution, Revolution, and the Internet	p. 1
A Descriptive Summary of the Measurement and Story	p. 15
The Digital Political Public: Information Gathering, Political Knowledge, and the Digital Divide	p. 39
Balloting Online: Voting and the Internet	p. 63
Bowling Online: The Internet and the New Social Capital	p. 89
The Internet: Two One-Sided Information Flows?	p. 103
Click and Donate: The Return of the Small Donor to Campaigns	p. 123
Is Anyone Listening? The Online Campaign	p. 135
Evolution, Revolution, and the Internet Revisited	p. 153
Appendix	p. 165
Notes	p. 171
References	p. 181
Index	p. 201
About the Authors	p. 221
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