Engaging the public : how government and the media can reinvigorate American democracy /
Engaging the public : how government and the media can reinvigorate American democracy /
edited by Thomas J. Johnson, Carol E. Hays, Scott P. Hays.
- xiii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Disengagement and Reform -- Citizen Engagement: The People -- No-Show '96: Americans Who Do Not Vote -- Alienation and the "Soccer Mom:" A Media Creation or a New Trend in Voting Behavior? -- Alienation, Engagement, and the College Student: A Focus Group Study -- Second Chance Political Socialization: "Trickle-up" Effects of Children on Parents -- Citizen Engagement: The Media -- Media and Participation: Breaking the Spiral of Disaffection -- Voter Interest and Participation in the 1996 Presidential Election: Did the Debates Matter? -- Consequences of Negative Political Advertising Exposure -- Political Talk Radio Shows' Impact on Democratic Citizenship -- A Vehicle for Engagement or a Haven for the Disaffected? Internet Use, Political Alienation, and Voter Participation -- Citizen Engagement: Reform -- Election Law Reform and Turnout: What Works? -- Voting Trends in the States: The Impact of Reform -- Early Voting in Tennessee: Removing Barriers to Participation -- Armchair Voting: The Vote-by-Mail Experiment in the State of Oregon -- DebateWatch '96 and Citizen Engagement: Building Democracy through Citizen Communication -- Going Beyond Adults and Voter Turnout: Evaluating a Socialization Program Involving Schools, Family and Media -- Increasing the Quality and Quantity of Citizen Participation: New Technologies and New Techniques -- Engaging the Public: An Agenda for Reform -- References -- Index -- About the Contributors. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. Pt. II. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Pt. III. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
0847688909 9780847688906 0847688895 9780847688890
98018654
Political participation--United States
Mass media--Political aspects--United States
Voting--United States
United States--Politics and government--1993-2001
JK1764. / E54 1998
324.973
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Disengagement and Reform -- Citizen Engagement: The People -- No-Show '96: Americans Who Do Not Vote -- Alienation and the "Soccer Mom:" A Media Creation or a New Trend in Voting Behavior? -- Alienation, Engagement, and the College Student: A Focus Group Study -- Second Chance Political Socialization: "Trickle-up" Effects of Children on Parents -- Citizen Engagement: The Media -- Media and Participation: Breaking the Spiral of Disaffection -- Voter Interest and Participation in the 1996 Presidential Election: Did the Debates Matter? -- Consequences of Negative Political Advertising Exposure -- Political Talk Radio Shows' Impact on Democratic Citizenship -- A Vehicle for Engagement or a Haven for the Disaffected? Internet Use, Political Alienation, and Voter Participation -- Citizen Engagement: Reform -- Election Law Reform and Turnout: What Works? -- Voting Trends in the States: The Impact of Reform -- Early Voting in Tennessee: Removing Barriers to Participation -- Armchair Voting: The Vote-by-Mail Experiment in the State of Oregon -- DebateWatch '96 and Citizen Engagement: Building Democracy through Citizen Communication -- Going Beyond Adults and Voter Turnout: Evaluating a Socialization Program Involving Schools, Family and Media -- Increasing the Quality and Quantity of Citizen Participation: New Technologies and New Techniques -- Engaging the Public: An Agenda for Reform -- References -- Index -- About the Contributors. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. Pt. II. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Pt. III. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
0847688909 9780847688906 0847688895 9780847688890
98018654
Political participation--United States
Mass media--Political aspects--United States
Voting--United States
United States--Politics and government--1993-2001
JK1764. / E54 1998
324.973