Mass Media’s Systemic Contribution to Political Transformation

Analysis of Political Contribution Data

With more data becoming publicly available, strategical data-mining has become en vogue. Most notably, public figures with strong analytical sense such as Dan Silver and Dan Wagner have been able to use data to make accurate election and voter predictions, with the former gaining notice for accuracy in predicting the state votes of the 2008 presidential election, and the latter being brought on...

Mass Media and Political

The potential contribution of ICTs to the political process

This paper discusses the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to help engage people in all parts of the political process: obtaining information, engaging in deliberation and participating in decision-making. It also discusses limitations or barriers to using ICTs in these ways. Despite these limitations ICTs are likely to be increasingly tried in the political process...

Systemic Conflict Transformation

Mass Media and Political Accountability∗

Mass media can play a key role in enabling citizens to monitor the actions of incumbents and to use this information in their voting decisions. This can lead to government which is more accountable and responsive to its citizens’ needs. In spite of the intuitive plausibility of the proposition, there is comparatively little work in the political economy literature that scrutinizes the role and ...