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Digital Technology, Politics, and Policy-Making

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Digital Technology, Politics, and Policy-Making
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Fabrizio Gilardi
SeriesElements in Public Policy
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenrePolitical economy
Internet guides and online services
ISBN/Barcode 9781108744904
ClassificationsDewey:303.4833
Audience
General
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 23 June 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This element shows, based on a review of the literature, how digital technology has affected liberal democracies with a focus on three key aspects of democratic politics: political communication, political participation, and policy-making. The impact of digital technology permeates the entire political process, affecting the flow of information among citizen and political actors, the connection between the mass public and political elites, and the development of policy responses to societal problems. This element discusses how digital technology has shaped these different domains, identifies areas of research consensus as well as unresolved questions, and argues that a key perspective involves issue definition, that is, how the nature of the problems raised by digital technology is subject to political contestation.