{"product_id":"digital-politics-in-western-democracies-9781421411170","title":"Digital Politics in Western Democracies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause a key aspect of any political system is how its actors and citizens communicate, this book will be invaluable for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in political communication, party competition, party organization, and the study of the contemporary media landscape writ large.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an interesting, unusual book that breaks new ground, and is indeed a very enlightening, informative one. -- Paiso Jamakar Biz India Magazine Digital Politics in Western Democracies... is rich in detail, showcasing Vaccari's impressive knowledge of a wide variety of political contexts, and puncturing a number of conventional assumptions about how digital politics works... Vaccari's work is an impressive contribution to the literature on the internet and politics, which injects a much-needed comparative perspective into a body of work which has been overwhelmingly dominated by perspectives from Anglo-American academia... The work is recommended to anyone with an interest in how development in digital technology is driving changes in the political process. -- Jonathan Bright West European Politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Theoretical Issues and Research Questions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Understanding Digital Politics in Western Democracies\u003cbr\u003e3. Parties and the Internet\u003cbr\u003e4. Citizens and the Internet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Parties and Digital Politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Structure and Features of Political Websites\u003cbr\u003e6. Disparities in Political Websites\u003cbr\u003e7. Party Characteristics and Their Online Presence\u003cbr\u003e8. What Drives the Online Presence of Parties and Candidates?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Citizens and Digital Politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. Online Political Information in Seven Countries\u003cbr\u003e10. Socioeconomic Inequalities and Online Political Information\u003cbr\u003e11. Political Attitudes and Online Information\u003cbr\u003e12. Political Engagement, Mass Media Use, andOnline Information\u003cbr\u003e13. Correlates of Online Political Information inSeven Democracies\u003cbr\u003e14. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529528254807,"sku":"9781421411170","price":47.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421411170.jpg?v=1731875967","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/digital-politics-in-western-democracies-9781421411170","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}