Analyzes the communication processes in direct democratic campaigns and their effect on the opinion formation of the voters. Based on a detailed analysis of the

Of the many groundbreaking developments in the 2008 presidential election, the most important may well be the use of the Internet. In Politicking Online contrib

Political campaigns today are won or lost in the so-called ground war--the strategic deployment of teams of staffers, volunteers, and paid part-timers who work

Since its development shaped by the turmoil of the World Wars and suspicion of new technologies such as film and radio, political communication has become a hyb

This book critiques the use of algorithms to pre-empt personal choices in its profound effect on markets, democracy and the rule of law.