The first generation of Digital Natives (DNs) is now growing up. However, these digital
natives were rather late starters, since their exposure to computers started when they could …

The suggestion that new media might revolutionize politics persists as one of the most
influential and popular discourses. There has been a burgeoning scholarly response, often …

The Internet first played a minor role in the 1992 US Presidential election, and has gradually
increased in importance so that it is central to election campaign strategy. However, election …

Since the introduction of the Internet in Iran, Iranian women have used this medium not only
as a means of accessing and disseminating information but also as the means of voicing …

This article analyzes themes and styles of personal narratives of Dutch politicians on
television. We find that general developments in the personalization of politicians are …

This chapter evaluates a number of positive claims surrounding the role of the Internet in
campaigns and elections. It is observed that the Internet is becoming embedded within …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a discussion and analysis of various
assumptions and observations about the significance of blogging by politicians, particularly …

This paper reports the results of a study which investigated the use of social media by
political parties and candidates in Scotland as part of their campaign for election to the UK …

This chapter reviews the specific advances that have formed the strategy of online politics
since the arrival in the 1990s of organisational political communication and online offices up …

Election campaigns are catalysts for new forms of political communication. They are a field
of experimentation for new techniques and technologies to reach target groups and …