Google and Democracy: Politics and the Power of the Internet
- ISBN-10
- 1138066435
- ISBN-13
- 9781138066434
- Category
- Direct democracy
- Pages
- 199
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-09
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Sean Richey, J. Benjamin Taylor
Description
For the first time in human history, access to information on almost any topic is accessible through the Internet. A powerful extraction system is needed to disseminate this knowledge, which for most users is Google. Google Search is an extremely powerful and important component to American political life in the twenty-first century, yet its influence is poorly researched or understood. Sean Richey and J. Benjamin Taylor explore for the first time the influence of Google on American politics, specifically on direct democracy. Using original experiments and nationally representative cross-sectional data, Richey and Taylor show how Google Search returns quality information, that users click on quality information, and gain political knowledge and other contingent benefits. Additionally, they correlate Google usage with real-world voting behavior on direct democracy. Building a theory of Google Search use for ballot measures, Google and Democracy is an original addition to the literature on the direct democracy, Internet politics, and information technology. An indispensable read to all those wishing to gain new insights on how the Internet has the power to be a normatively valuable resource for citizens.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2017-09-01
- 200 pages
- Paperback
- Routledge
Similar books
-
The Myth of Digital Democracy
By Matthew HindmanThis is an ambitious book, and it delivers."--Bruce Bimber, University of California, Santa Barbara "This book makes a significant contribution to the study of political communication.
-
Google Me: One-Click Democracy
By Barbara Cassin“Google is a champion of cultural democracy, but without culture and without democracy.” In this witty and polemical critique the philosopher Barbara Cassin takes aim at Google and our culture of big data.
-
The Demons of Liberal Democracy
By Adrian PabstIn this provocative book, Adrian Pabst contends that liberal democracy is illiberal and undemocratic – intolerant about the values of ordinary people while concentrating power and wealth in the hands of unaccountable elites.
-
Using Google SuperVote to Create the Super States of America
By Michael MathiesenThis book can be the start of the 2nd American Revolution - one that ends where the founding fathers of this country intended - a Government truly OF, BY and FOR the PEOPLE - not for anyone else - not for the pretentious or smug, or the ...
-
The Internet Trap: How the Digital Economy Builds Monopolies and Undermines Democracy
By Matthew HindmanChallenging some of the most enduring myths of digital life, Matthew Hindman explains why net neutrality alone is no guarantee of an open internet, and demonstrates what it really takes to grow a digital audience in today's competitive ...
-
The Google Predicament: Transforming U.S. Cyberspace Policy to Advance Democracy, Security, and Trade : Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign...
By and Civil Liberties, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil RightsThe Google Predicament: Transforming U.S. Cyberspace Policy to Advance Democracy, Security, and Trade : Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign...
-
Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy
By Siva VaidhyanathanIn this fully updated paperback edition of Antisocial Media, including a new chapter on the increasing recognition of--and reaction against--Facebook's power in the last couple of years, Siva Vaidhyanathan explains how Facebook devolved ...
-
Democracy
By Philip GreenDemocracy
-
Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google and Amazon Have Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy
By Jonathan TaplinTells the story of how a small group of libertarian entrepreneurs began in the 1990s to hijack the original decentralized vision of the Internet, in the process creating three monopoly firms-Facebook, Amazon and Google-that now determine ...
-
Democracy and Its Critics
By Robert A. DahlIn this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important.