New Media Campaigns and the Managed Citizen

by Philip N. Howard

Book Overview

The political campaign is one of the most important organizations in a democracy, and whether issue or candidate specific, it is one of the least understood organizations in contemporary political life. This book is a critical assessment of the role that information technologies have come to play in contemporary campaigns. With evidence from ethnographic immersion, survey data, and social network analysis, Howard examines the evolving act of political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521612276
• ISBN13: 9780521612272
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.0"