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The Resource Democracy's double-edged sword : how Internet use changes citizens' views of their government, Catie Snow Bailard

Democracy's double-edged sword : how Internet use changes citizens' views of their government, Catie Snow Bailard

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"As digital media becomes more omnipresent in our lives, it becomes ever more important for political scientists and communication scholars to understand its influence on all aspects of the political process--from campaigning to governance. Catie Snow Bailard seeks to determine the Internet's influence on citizens' evaluations of their governments' performance, particularly whether the Internet influences their satisfaction regarding the quality of democratic practices available in their nation. While it is clearly important to understand how the Internet can streamline political organization once people are moved to action, the discipline has afforded less attention to whether the Internet influences citizens at this more foundational, antecedent stage of political action. Bailard originates two theories for democratization specialists to consider: mirror-holding and window-opening. Mirror-holding explores how accessing the Internet allows citizens to see a more detailed and nuanced view of their own government's performance, dirty laundry and all. Window-opening, on the other hand, enables those same citizens to see how other governments' perform in general, particularly in comparison to their own. The author offers a theory of the impact of Internet use on evaluations of government, as well as tests of that theory at the country and individual levels based on survey data collected in 73 countries and two field experiments conducted in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Tanzania"--
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eng
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x, 162 pages
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9781421415253
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Democracy's double-edged sword : how Internet use changes citizens' views of their government
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Democracy's double-edged sword
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how Internet use changes citizens' views of their government
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Catie Snow Bailard
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Language
eng
Summary
"As digital media becomes more omnipresent in our lives, it becomes ever more important for political scientists and communication scholars to understand its influence on all aspects of the political process--from campaigning to governance. Catie Snow Bailard seeks to determine the Internet's influence on citizens' evaluations of their governments' performance, particularly whether the Internet influences their satisfaction regarding the quality of democratic practices available in their nation. While it is clearly important to understand how the Internet can streamline political organization once people are moved to action, the discipline has afforded less attention to whether the Internet influences citizens at this more foundational, antecedent stage of political action. Bailard originates two theories for democratization specialists to consider: mirror-holding and window-opening. Mirror-holding explores how accessing the Internet allows citizens to see a more detailed and nuanced view of their own government's performance, dirty laundry and all. Window-opening, on the other hand, enables those same citizens to see how other governments' perform in general, particularly in comparison to their own. The author offers a theory of the impact of Internet use on evaluations of government, as well as tests of that theory at the country and individual levels based on survey data collected in 73 countries and two field experiments conducted in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Tanzania"--
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  • Political participation
  • Decision making
  • Public administration
  • Public administration
  • Internet
  • Digital media
  • Democracy
  • Democratization
  • Comparative government
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative
  • COMPUTERS / Internet / General
  • Bürgerbeteiligung
  • Demokratie
  • Evaluation
  • Internet
  • Politische Beteiligung
  • Regierung
  • Öffentliche Meinung
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Democracy's double-edged sword : how Internet use changes citizens' views of their government, Catie Snow Bailard
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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rdacarrier
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text
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879584081
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
x, 162 pages
Isbn
9781421415253
Lccn
2014006748
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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40024042893
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illustrations
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(OCoLC)879584081
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Democracy's double-edged sword : how Internet use changes citizens' views of their government, Catie Snow Bailard
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
879584081
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
x, 162 pages
Isbn
9781421415253
Lccn
2014006748
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other control number
40024042893
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)879584081

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