Truth and Consequence in Web-Campaigning: Is There an Academic Digital Divide?

  • Use of the web by political parties and candidates as well as the general public is expanding. However, so far, little serious systematic analysis has taken place to examine the spread of the practice and particularly its consequences for electoral outcomes and voter attitudes. In this article, we identify some of the key reasons for the lack of attention to the ‘cause-and-effect’ questions about Web campaigning and highlight the empirical and theoretical reasons why academic study needs to do more to incorporate it into conventional election studies. We conclude by offering some guidelines for developing the tools and data that are needed for more ‘joined-up’ study of the subject to take place.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Andrea RömmeleORCiD, Rachel K. Gibson
Parent Title (English):European Political Science
ISSN:1682-0983
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication year:2005
First Page:273
Last Page:287
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.eps.2210036
Release Date:2015/09/03
Tag:Campaigning; Elections; Internet; Voting behaviour; World wide web
Volume:4
Issue:3
Licence of document (German):Metadaten / metadata
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