The Internet has properties that make possible increased interaction between citizens and
political leaders. Interviews of campaign staff and analysis of US candidate websites in 1996 …

A pesquisa no uso e nas implicações sociais das Tecnologias da Informação e
Comunicação-TIC, assim como o exercício de novas abordagens metodológicas para esse …

Political theorists like Alexis de Tocqueville have long recognized the importance of citizen
associations for the practice of democracy. Through participation in associations, citizens …

This article describes and evaluates civic networks in Europe and the USA. These are seen
as attempts to use new media technology, particularly the internet, to improve participation in …

The popularity of Internet communities has raised the question of how they relate to offline
communities. Yet there has been hardly any research that focuses on this question. This …

Este artigo tem o objetivo de analisar se e como os governos municipais das capitais
brasileiras estão empregando as novas tecnologias da comunicação e informação (TICs) …

This article constitutes an attempt to assess the correspondence between rhetoric and reality
in the democratic promises embedded in diverse projects of electronic democracy. It is …

Kritische Theorie in der Gegenwart zu betreiben, ist aus verschiedenen Gründen ein
schwieriges, nach der Ansicht mancher sogar ein unmögliches Unternehmen. Die weltweit …

Democracy is the generative, liberating, and animating force for participation, citizenship,
and political activity in the public sphere. Politics is essential to the fabric of social life, a …

A proposta central deste artigo é examinar as características da internet enquanto esfera
pública virtual. Busco investigar o modo pelo qual as novas tecnologias da comunicação e …