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Electronic Journal of Communication/La Revue Electronique de Communication

1996 Volume 6, Number 2

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Number of articles: 4

  1. Models of Democracy: Behind the Design and Use of New Media in Politics

    Jan A. G. M. van Dijk

    Summarizes each of five contemporary models of democracy developed by David Held. Ascertains how changes in information and communication technology (ICT) could help, hinder, or have no... More

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  2. Virtual Democracy at the Clinton White House: An Experiment in Electronic Democratisation

    Kenneth L. Hacker & Michael A. Todino

    Seeks to draw a clear distinction between electronic democratization and electronic democracy. Examines demographic statistics and the advent of White House e-mail to investigate the viability of... More

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  3. Cyberspace: The Continuation of Political Education by Other Means

    Ian Connell

    Tests the promise and limits of computer-mediated politics and the actual destabilizing/restructuring of political practices and relations which the Internet has brought to the British system. (RS) More

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  4. Internet and Information Control: The Case of China

    Hao Xiaoming, Kewen Zhang & Huang Yu

    Examines the potential impact of computer-mediated communication (CMC) on government controls of information in China. Examines the current development of CMC in China; challenges posed by new... More

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