Communication Technology

Darin Barney author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:University of British Columbia Press

Published:24th May '05

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Communication Technology cover

When the Internet began to emerge as a popular new mode ofcommunication, many political scientists and social commentatorsbelieved that it would revolutionize our democratic institutions.Today, voter turnout is at an historic low and Internet usage is at anall-time high. Can we still make the claim that new information andcommunication technologies (ICTs) enhance democratic life in Canada?What effect does the technological mediation of political communicationhave on the practice of Canadian politics? How have such technologiesaffected the distribution of power in society?

Darin Barney investigates the links between ICTs and democraticprocesses, arguing that the potential of digital technologies tocontribute to a more democratic political system will remain largelyuntapped unless the more conventional dimensions of Canadian politics,the economy, and modes of governance are reoriented.

  • Short-listed for Harold Adams Innis Prize, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences 2002 (Canada)

ISBN: 9780774811828

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 380g

226 pages