Prospects for electronic democracy in the United States: rethinking communication and social policy
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Discussions about electronic democracy have focused upon access to technology, but there is much work to be done in the social sphere before such communications can become meaningful. Although it is laudable that many policy advocates seek to broaden access to the Internet for the underprivileged and the poor, access to communications will not serve democracy well unless it can be determined to what end such communications will serve. Americans have recently begun to avoid the importance of the household in political discourse, choosing to focus on the role of the federal government in national politics, a position which will not be aided by electronic discussions.
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 1996
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The social organization of audio piracy on the Internet
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This article examines the social aspects of Internet subcultures, focusing on the groups involved in online music trading or MP3 audio piracy. Topics addressed include status and power relations among file-sharers, and how the Internet is changing the production and consumption of popular music.
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 2001
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The internet and the rise of a transnational Chinese cultural sphere
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The nature, dynamics and political functions of online Chinese cultural spaces is examined. These online spaces are described to have influences on transnational politics and civil society in China.
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 2003
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