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Kirsten A Foot
POL S 451
Seattle Campus
Employs some core concepts of political communication and theories of democracy to examine the emerging role of information and communication technologies in candidate and issue campaigning; online voting; protest and advocacy movements; law-making and electronic governance in the United States and internationally. Offered: jointly with COM 407.
Class description
NOTE: THE FIRST CLASS MEETING WILL BE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5 2010.
Pundits and presidential candidates have declared the advent of ‘politics online.’ From political discussions on Usenet to Bob Dole’s clumsy announcement of a campaign Web site address in 1996, to the coordination of protests via e-mail and the Web, and the data-mining efforts of elite lobbyists, digital information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become crucial components of contemporary politics. We will use some of the core concepts of political communication and deliberative democracy theories to examine the emerging role of ICTs in candidate and issue campaigning, online voting, protest and advocacy movements, law-making and electronic governance—both within the U.S. and internationally.
Student learning goals
see description of COM407
General method of instruction
see description of COM407
Recommended preparation
see description of COM407
Class assignments and grading
see description of COM407
see description of COM407
