This article reviews and profiles the literature on the changes to political parties' organisation
and operation resulting from the rise of the new digital information and communication …

This article argues that digital media are introducing a new grassroots-based mode of
'citizen-initiated campaigning'(CIC) that challenges the dominant professionalized model of …

The task of this opening chapter is to introduce some of the main themes of the book by
providing an overview of the current state of the literature and research on parties and the …

The internet is now a mainstay of contemporary political life, and captivates researchers from
across the social sciences. From debates about its impact on parties and election …

Can the Internet help to re-engage the public in politics? How are political parties using the
Internet as a communication tool? Has politics changed in the information age? This book …

The 2001 General Election generated considerable interest and also much criticism of
politicians' use of the Internet. Via content analysis, search engines and database material …

In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the literature on the relationship
between politics and mass media, mainly in discrete topic areas such as the impact of mass …

The question of whether social media grant challengers a fair opportunity to compete with
incumbents, thus promoting equalization rather than normalization, is a key issue in studies …

Political parties are in a transitional phase. A declining, socially restricted membership,
decreasing levels of activism and a shift towards more individualistic modes of political …

The literature on party change has shown how the advent of the digital revolution and the
diffusion of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the democracies of …