Culture and Politics in the Information Age

Taylor & Francis

This book will be invaluable reading for students in areas including Politics, Communications and IT, Sociology and Cultural Studies. > This volume addresses these key issues through an analysis of important theoretical debates on issues such as digital democracy, cultural politics and transnational communities.Featuring contributors from both sides of the Atlantic, the book contains a series of case studies on new social movements including campaigns on the environment, gender, animal rights and human rights. It combines cutting edge research with theoretical material and makes an important contribution to this highly topical and rapidly growing area.This book will be invaluable reading for students in areas including Politics, Communications and IT, Sociology and Cultural Studies. > \n1. A New Politics? Frank WebsterPart I - New Media, Politics and Culture 2.Democracy in the Information Age: the role of the Fourth Estate in cyberspace Howard Tumber 3. From media politics to ex