(in Polish) Internet and democracy

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Course ID:	WS-PO-E-IaD
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	Internet and democracy
Organizational unit:	Institute of Political Science
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	(unknown)
Subject level:	elementary
Learning outcome code/codes:	enter learning outcome code/codes
Short description:	How does the Internet affect politics and democratic regimes? In the last years, text message campaigns, online social networks, and citizen media have played a major role in world events including a democratic revolution in the Ukraine, in North Africa (Arab Spring) but also in mobilizing young people across Western European countries. The course provides an analysis of how politics and democracy are being changed by the use of the Internet and investigates how political actors use the Internet to influence politics off-line. The Internet offers the potential for improving democracy in a number of ways. It can increase citizen levels of information, reduce the cost of acquiring information and provide an opportunity to engage in direct democracy through electronic technology. At the same time, the Internet has the potential to impact the political system negatively. We will examine both sides of this debate.
Full description:	How does the Internet affect politics and democratic regimes? In the last years, text message campaigns, online social networks, and citizen media have played a major role in world events including a democratic revolution in the Ukraine, in North Africa (Arab Spring) but also in mobilizing young people across Western European countries. The course provides an analysis of how politics and democracy are being changed by the use of the Internet and investigates how political actors use the Internet to influence politics off-line. The Internet offers the potential for improving democracy in a number of ways. It can increase citizen levels of information, reduce the cost of acquiring information and provide an opportunity to engage in direct democracy through electronic technology. At the same time, the Internet has the potential to impact the political system negatively. We will examine both sides of this debate.
Bibliography:	Blumler, J. & S. Coleman (Eds.). 2007. The Internet and Democratic Citizenship: Theory, Practice and Policy. NY: Cambridge University Press Chadwick, A. 2006. Internet Politics: States, Citizens, and New Communication Technologies. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Chadwick, A. & P. N. Howard (Eds.). 2009. The Routledge Handbook of Internet Politics. New York, NY. Routledge. Gainous, J. & K. M. Wagner. 2013. Tweeting to Power: The Social Media Revolution in American Politics. New York: Oxford University Press. Perloff, R. M. 2014. The Dynamics of Political Communication: Media and Politics in a Digital Age. New York, NY: Routledge. Norris, P. 2001, Digital Divide, Civic Engagement, Information Poverty and the Internet Worldwide. NY: Cambridge University Press Mossberger, K., Tolbert, CJ., McNeal, RS. 2007. Digital citizenship: The Internet, society, and participation, MIT Press.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Final test (50%) Homeworks (50%)

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