iPolitics: Citizens, Elections, and Governing in the New Media Era

by Richard L. Fox and Jennifer M. Ramos

Book Overview

iPolitics provides a current analysis of new media's effect on politics. Politicians rely on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to exercise political power. Citizens around the world also use these tools to vent political frustrations, join political groups, and organize revolutions. Political activists blog to promote candidates, solicit and coordinate financial contributions, and provide opportunities for volunteers. iPolitics describes the ways in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107667658
• ISBN13: 9781107667655
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"