Congress Online

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-415-94684-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 538 g

While more than a million e-mails clog the inboxes of Congress each day, some legislators can't even find their own websites without the help of their staffers. In fact, laptops aren't even allowed on the floor of the House or Senate.

But, as Dennis W. Johnson demonstrates in Congress Online, there are some savvy legislators who are taking advantage of new media to expand their power and influence-and the Congressional communications revolution is just beginning. Born out of a Pew Charitable Trusts research project of the same name, Congress Online is the definitive guide to electronic politics, pointing the way to a system that could forge a new and more immediate connection between legislators and the American people.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnson, Dennis W.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

AcknowledgmentsList of TablesIntroductionWho Uses E-Mail and the InternetHow Congress Communicates with the PublicDifferent AudiencesForms of CommunicationPart One: The Wired Citizen1. The New Grassroots CitizenryInformation at the Click of a MouseConnecting with Other CitizensDirect Electronic Advocacy2. Rise of Electronic AdvocacyWhere Do All the E-Mails Come From?Attraction of E-Mail as an Advocacy ToolThe Perfect Communication ToolWebsites as Advocacy ToolsElectronic Advocacy BusinessElectronic Grassroots and Future Advocacy3. Electronic Government Transformation of GovernmentState and Local Governments Go to the WebPromise of WebsitesExamples of Best WebsitesInteresting FeaturesOpportunities and Issues with Government Websites and E-MailE-Democracy at the Local LevelThe Federal Government on the WebOpportunities and ChallengesElectronic Government and CongressPart Two: Congress Responds4. Old Communications and NewAdapting to New TechnologiesCyberCongressInternal Review and Criticism of New TechnologyComputers, E-Mail, and Websites5. E-mail Overload Current State of Congressional E-mailWho Reads the Mail?E-mail IssuesAfter September 11thReaching Out to ConstituentsThe Promise of Electronic Mail6. Congressional WebsitesEvaluating Congressional WebsitesMember WebsitesOutstanding FeaturesProblems PersistCommittee and Leadership WebsitesWhat Is Not on Congressional WebsitesA Congressional PortalPart Three: Online Democracy and Communication7. Challenges and OpportunitiesSpending More Time in the DistrictAccess to Committee Hearings60-Day RuleA Congressional Chief Information OfficerCommunication after September 11th and AnthraxDigital InformationLearning from State Legislatures8.Congress and the Deliberative Process A Virtual CongressCommunicating Across the Divide Appendixes A. Research Methodology and Best PracticesB. Best Websites in CongressC. Other Government Websites D. Citizen-Oriented WebsitesE. Congressional Website StatisticsF. Project VoteSmart: National Political Awareness TestNotesIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Dennis W. Johnson, Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University, is the Principal Investigator of the Congress Online Project. A leading expert on political life inside the beltway, he is author of No Place for Amateurs. He has been interviewed about his current work in the New York Times, in the Washington Post and on NPR.