... as virtual communities. KEYWORDS: Internet, growth, power, in uence, activism, campaigns, media analysis, political, crisis management, reputation analysis THE INTERNET: REDISTRIBUTING SOCIAL INFLUENCE The arrival of electricity in the 1880s was a contributing factor to new liberties: it released people from...

...Paul R. Baines; Barbara R. Lewis; Bernard Ingham This paper explores the process used to communicate public policy in political campaigns. Empirical research has been conducted into determining the voters' consideration of the importance of national political issues and the association...