Geographical space is an important factor across a wide range of decision-making
problems, not only because many human and environmental processes vary markedly from …

• This chapter presents basic concepts for the book and the meaning of digital media in
social and communication science.• It starts with a description of the daily life of people in …

This widely used and popular text provides a broad-ranging analysis of the relationship
between the media and politics. Revised and updated throughout, this second edition …

Whether you're purchasing groceries with your Safeway" club card" or casting a vote on
American Idol, that data is being collected. From Amazon to iTunes, cell phones to GPS …

Democracy in the Digital Age is a fascinating philosophical exploration of how the emerging
information and communication technologies are impacting political participation in the …

The Internet has properties that make possible increased interaction between citizens and
political leaders. Interviews of campaign staff and analysis of US candidate websites in 1996 …

Ever since the anti-globalisation protests in Seattle in 1999 the adoption of new information
and communications technologies (ICTs) by social movement activists has offered the …

Conclusions about the impact of the Internet on civic engagement have been hampered by
the unavailability of before and after measures, a shortage of varied and multiple indicators …

Recognizing that privacy rights are complicit in the very forms of economic monitoring and
data gathering they ostensibly oppose, this essay offers a critique of corporate surveillance …

The aim of this paper is to review the main questions dealt with by the literature on the effect
of Internet on political participation. The paper distinguishes three relevant aspects: the …