 International
Internet and Elections
The International Internet and the Elections project is a long
term project that aims to look at the deployment of the Internet
in political campaigning across countries in Europe, Asia and America
for political purposes. This international longitudinal research
project focuses on how the Internet is introduced and incorporated
into democratic electoral campaigns in different countries.
The central research question of the project is: In what ways and
to what extent are online structures for political action produced
within different political systems during electoral campaigns?
The main objectives of the project are to:
1. Assess the impact of legal, regulatory, cultural and political
factors that may mediate the deployment of the Internet in political
campaigning.
2. To identify opportunities provided by online structures for
political action.
3. To collect, archive and analyze web sites that will be beneficial
for cross-cultural comparative research.
4. To provide policy specific advice on internet deployment for
political purposes to a variety of political actors.
SIRC's partners in this project are the University of Washington,
State University of New York and the University of Nijmegan.
The Internet and Elections team of researchers has completed analysis
of the 2004 election cycle, and we are currently preparing a volume
which will include case studies of each of the nations under investigation,
as well as chapters assessing the overall role of the Internet in
political campaigns. This volume should be published in 2006.
The
deployment of the Internet for campaigning in the following countries
are under study.
1. Australia
2. India
3. Indonesia
4. Philippines
5. Singapore
6. Sri Lanka
7. Thailand
8. Slovenia
9. United Kingdom
10. France
11. South Korea
12. United States
13. Greece
14. Luxembourg
15. Italy
16. Japan
17. Netherlands
The project has now closed and a book has been published. Please click here for more details. |
