The Politics of the Internet

Political Claims-making in Cyberspace and Its Effect on Modern Political Activism

R.J. Maratea (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2015
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-2521-3 (ISBN)

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In The Politics of the Internet: Political Claims-making in Cyberspace and Its Effect on Modern Political Activism, R.J. Maratea examines the Internet’s effect on political claims-making and protest action to show how online technology is helping to shape popular opinion about political issues. The Internet hosts a vast collection of interconnected public cyber-arenas where political claims are continuously disseminated to audiences and social reality is in a perpetual state of negotiation. Unlike more static forms of print and television communication, cyber-arenas can be expanded to carry a nearly infinite amount of claims in a variety of multimedia formats, which can be rapidly disseminated to global audiences for relatively little cost. The corresponding rise of citizen journalism and emergent forms of cyber-activism seemingly reflect how the Internet is revolutionizing the ways claimants attract audiences, acquire resources, and mobilize support, as well as the ways that mainstream journalists report on matters of political importance.

Maratea suggests that the Internet has not fundamentally changed how political activists attain cultural relevance. The press still largely determines what issues and activists are recognized by the public, and historically powerful claims-making groups, such as corporate lobbyists, are best positioned to succeed in a supposedly democratized new media world. The analysis offered in The Politics of the Internet will be of particular value to students and scholars of sociology, communications, and political science.

R.J. Maratea is assistant professor of criminal justice at New Mexico State University.

List of Figures and Tables……………………………………………….……000
Preface………………………………………………………………………...000
Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………...000
Part OneTheoretical Background
The Internet as a Vehicle for Social Change………………………………….000Constructing Reality in Cyberspace…………………………………………..000Part TwoEmergent Political Claims-Making
Power to the People? Citizen Journalism in Cyberspace…………..………….000Subverting Old Government with New Media: Understanding the WikiLeaks Effect………………………………………………………………000
Part Three Institutionalized Political Claims-Making
Connecting the Web to the Street: Hybrid Social Movements and OnlineAdvocacy Networks……………………………………………………………000
From Back Rooms to Cyber-Lobbies: How the National Rifle AssociationUses the Internet to Mobilize Support…………………………………………000
All the News That’s Fit to Post: Big Media and the Shift to Online Coverage……………………………………………………………………….000
Conclusion: Old Wine in New Bottles?..............................................................000Methodology Appendix………………………………………………………..000
References……………………………………………………………………...000
Index……………………………………………………………………………000

Zusatzinfo	3 BW Illustrations, 3 Tables
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 226 mm
Gewicht	268 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-10	1-4985-2521-0 / 1498525210
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-2521-3 / 9781498525213
Zustand	Neuware