The Handbook of Internet Politics: Paperback edition now available

Just a quick note to say that the new paperback edition of The Handbook of Internet Politics (Routledge) that I co-edited with Phil Howard is now available for purchase. Bookstore links and cover description below. More about the book, including author details, contents listing, a look-inside preview, and some sample chapters, at the Handbook of Internet Politics website.

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About the Book

The internet is now a mainstay of contemporary political life and captivates researchers from across the social sciences. From debates about its impact on parties and election campaigns following momentous presidential contests in the United States, to concerns over international security, privacy, and surveillance in the post-9/11, post-7/7 environment; from the rise of blogging as a threat to the traditional model of journalism, to controversies at the international level over how and if the internet should be governed by an entity such as the United Nations; from the new repertoires of collective action open to citizens, to the massive programs of public management reform taking place in the name of e-government, internet politics, and policy are continually in the headlines.

The Routledge Handbook of Internet Politics is a collection of over 30 chapters dealing with the most significant scholarly debates in this rapidly growing field of study. Organized in four broad sections: Institutions, Behavior, Identities, and Law and policy, the Handbook summarizes and criticizes contemporary debates while pointing out new departures. A comprehensive set of resources, it provides linkages to established theories of media and politics, political communication, governance, deliberative democracy, and social movements, all within an interdisciplinary context. The contributors form a strong international cast of established and junior scholars.

This is the first publication of its kind in this field; a helpful companion to students and scholars of politics, international relations, communication studies, and sociology.

Andrew Chadwick, Royal Holloway, University of London, & Philip N. Howard, University of Washington

Now published in a new paperback edition.

Paperback: 536 pages.
Publisher: Routledge, December 2009 (UK), February 2010 (US)
ISBN: 978-0-415-78058-2

Hardcover: 528 pages
Publisher: Routledge, September 2008
ISBN: 978-0-415-42914-6