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.
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Political participation--United States Mass media--Political aspects--United States Voting--United States