The growth of party and candidate activity on the World Wide Web over the past 5 years has
provoked much comment and criticism. Although initially most assessments were descriptive …

elections, voting behavior and public opinion are arguably among the most prominent and
intensively researched sub-fields within political science. it is an evolving sub-field, in terms …

To draw some conclusions about the implications of parties' engagement with the new
information and communications technologies (ICTs) for the quality of democracy, this article …

In the US the Internet is on the verge of becoming a mainstream campaigning tool (Dulio et
al, 1999; Klotz, 1997; Kamark, 1999). By contrast, in the UK, despite parties creating an early …

UK and US-based studies have revealed certain patterns in the way parties use the World
Wide Web. These patterns may or may not be repeated elsewhere. This article explores the …

The Dutch General Elections of May 1998 were particularly notable for the beginning of the
use of the World Wide Web in Dutch election campaigns. Just like American and British …

This study attempts to investigate the Web use by candidates during their campaign in the
Greek local municipal elections of 2002. Municipal elections take place simultaneously with …

Web 2.0 has transformed user involvement and has created more active, more engaged,
more participative and more demanding users, citizens and voters. This work investigates …

Unlike other media, the Internet is the most democratic medium of political marketing,
offering equality to all political candidates irrespective of their finances, their political power …

Web 2.0 has transformed user involvement and has created more active, more engaged,
more participative and more demanding users, citizens and voters. This study explores the …