CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. TABLES AND FIGURES ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xix
6. 1 POLITICS OF TECHNOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT: SCIENCE vs. DEMOCRACY 1
7. 2 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, NATION-STATE BUILDING, AND SOCIAL MOVEMENT 17
8. 3 REGULATORY REGIME AND POLITICAL CONTROL 49
9. 4 THE INTERNET, POLITICAL LIBERALIZATION, AND POLITICAL DEMOCRATIZATION 79
10. 5 THE INTERNET, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND PUBLIC DISTRUST 103
11. 6 INTERACTION STRATEGIES, COLLECTIVE ACTION, AND POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES 135
12. 7 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TRANSFORMATION OF STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS, AND POLITICAL CHANGES 166
13. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 189
14. NOTES 205
15. INDEX 231