Readings useful for studies of

student politics, activism, and the Internet

Keep checking back to this page as it is frequently updated. Nearly all of these articles are available at the University of Colorado’s library, a small portion of which are also available on-line. If you know of an article that is not listed here and think that it should be added, please email Dan Trudeau the reference.

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Last updated: 9.30.02

Scholarly Articles

Abbot, J. (2001). “Democracy@internet.asia? The challenges to the empancipatory potential of the net: lessons from China and Malaysia.” Third World Quarterly 22(1): 99-114.

Althaus, S. and D. Tewksbury (2000). “Patterns of Internet and Traditional news media in a networked community.” Political Communication 17:21-45.

Appelbaum, R. (1999). “The campus anti-sweatshop movement.” American Prospect 46: 71-78.

Ashley, J. (2001). “Internet politics for the people.” New Statesman 130: 6.

Ayers (1999). “From the streets to the Internet.” Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 566: 132-143.

Ayish, M. (2002). “Political Communication on the Arab World Television: evolving patterns…” Political Communication 19(2): 137-154.

Bennet, L. (1998). “The uncivic culture: communication, identity ad the rise of lifestyle politics.” Political Science and Politics, PS 31(4) 740-761.

Bennet, W. (2000). “Introduction: communication and civic engagement in comparative perspective.” Political Communication 17(4): 307-312.

Bimber, B. (1998). “The Internet and political transformation: populism, community, and accelerated pluralism.” Polity 31(1): 133-160.

Bimber, B. (2000). “The study of information technology and civic engagement.” Political Communication 17: 329-333.

Bimber, B. (2000). “The Internet and citizen communication with government: does the medium matter?” Political Communication 16(4): 409-428.

Bimber, B. (2001). “Information and political engagement in America: the search for effects of information technology at the individual level.” Political Research Quarterly 54(1): 53-67.

Blumler, J. and Gurevitch, M. (2001). “The new media and our political communication discontents…” Information, Communication and Society 4(1): 1-13.

Brants, K. , Huizenga, M. and R. van Meerten (1996). “The new canals of Amsterdam: an exercise in local electronic democracy.” Media, Culture, and Society 18(2): 233-248.

Bullert, B. (2000). “Progressive public relations, sweatshops, and the Net.” Political Communication 17(4): 403-407.

Calabrese, A. and M. Borchert (1996). “Prospects for an electronic democracy in the United States: rethinking communication and social policy.” Media, Culture, and Society 18(2): 249-268.

Calhoun, C. (1998). “Community without propinquity revisited.: communications technology and the transformation of the urban public. Sociological Inquiry 68(3): 373-397.

Cavanaugh, J. (2000). “E-democracy: thinking about the impact of technology on civic life.” National Civic Review 89(3): 229-234.

Cleaver, H. (1998). “The Zapatista effect: the Internet and the rise of an alternative political fabric.” Journal of International Affairs 51(2): 621- 640.

Coleman, S. (1999). :Can the new media invigorate democracy?” The Political Quarterly 70(1): 16-22.

Crang, M. (2000). “Public space, urban space and electronic space: would the real city please stand up? Urban Studies 37(2): 301-317.

Crist, M., Glazer, M. and S. Rasmusson (1999). “ On-line resources for feminist activism.” Women’s Studies Quarterly 27(3/4): 283-296.

Dahlberg, L. (2001). “Democracy via cyberspace – mapping the rhetorics and practices of three prominent camps.” New Media and Society 3(2): 157-177.

Dahlberg, L. (2001). “The Internet and democratic discourse: Exploring the prospects of online deliberative forums extending the public sphere.” Information, Communication & Society 4(4):615-633.

Danitz, T. and W. Strobel (1999). “The Internet’s impact on activism: the case of Burma.” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 22(3): 257-269.

Delli Carpini, M. (2000). Gen.com: youth, civic engagement, and the new information environment.” Political Communication 17(4): 341-349.

Doherty, B. (1996). “Change the world via e-mail. The Internet offers new possibilities for challenging the established order.” New Statesman 128 (4460): xviii-xix.

Dutton, W. H. (1996). “Network rules of order: regulating speech in public electronic fora.” Media, Culture, and Society 18(2): 269-290.

Festenstein, M. (1997). “The ties of communication: Dewey on ideal and political democracy” History of political Thought 19(1)

Friedland, L. (1996). “Electronic democracy and the new citizenship.” Media, Culture, and Society 18(2): 185-212.

Froehling, O. (1997). “ The cyberspace “war of ink and Internet” in Chiapas, Mexico.” The Geographical Review 87(2): 291-307.

Graham, S. (2001). “Information technologies and reconfigurations of urban space.” International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 25(2):405-426.

Gruenwald, O. (2001). “Belgrade student demonstrations, 1996-1997: rebuilding civil society in Yugoslavia.” Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 13(1/2): 155-174.

Hacker, K. (1996). “Missing links in the evolution of electronic democratization.” Media, Culture, and Society 18(2): 213-232.

Hill, K. and J. Hughes (1997). “ Computer-mediated political communication: the USENET and political communities.” Political Communication 14(1): 3-

Ho, K.C., Baber, Z., Khondker, H. (2002). ‘Sites’ of resistance: alternative websites and state-society relations.” The British Journal of Sociology 53(1): 127-148.

Hurwitz, R (1999). “Who needs politics? Who needs people? The ironies of democracy in cyberspace.” Contemporary Sociology 28(6): 665-661.

Kim, J. (2001). “Caught in the political net. South Korea’s politicians are logging onto the Internet to woo younger voters.” Far Eastern Economic Review 164(43).

Knudson, J. (1998). “Rebellion in Chiapas: insurrection by Internet and public relations.” Media, Culture, and Society 20(3): 507-518.

Lee, S. and W. Lee (2000). “The Internet as a potential political communication tool: a content analysis of political web sites.” Proceedings of the Conference of the American Academy of Advertising.

Levine, P. (2001). “Civic renewal and the commons of cyberspace.” National Civic Review 90(3): 205-212.

Lewis, W. (1999). “Digital democracy: restoring citizens’ trust.” Public Management 81(3).

Lyons, C. and T. Lyons (1999). “Challenges posed by information and telecommunication technologies for parliamentary democracy in South Africa.” Parliamentary Affairs 52(3): 442-450.

Mambrey, P., Neuman, H., and Sievardingbeck, K. (1999). “Bridging the gap between Parliament and citizen: the Internet services of the German Bundestag” Parliamentary Affairs 52(3): 480-492.

McLeod, J., Scheufele, D., and P. Moy (1999). “Community, communication, and participation: the role of mass media in interpersonal discussion in local political participation.” Political Communication 16(3): 315- 336

Ohlin, T. (2001). “Towards more citizen participation in Sweden.” Futures 33 (3/4): 351-356.

Ornatowski, C. (2002). “Techne and Politeia: Langdon Winner’s political theory of technology and its implications for technical communication.” Technical Communication Quarterly 11(2): 230-233.

O’Donnell, S. (2001). “Analyzing the Internet and the public sphere: the case of Womenslink.” JAVNOST – The Public 8(1):39-57.

Pfetsch, B. (2001).”Political communication culture in the United States and Germany.” Harvard International Journal of Press Politics 6(1): 46-67.

Rimmer, P. and Morris-Suzuki, T. (1999). The Japanese Internet: visionaries and virtual democracy. Protests over U.S. bases in Okinawa and Nibutani Dam in Hokkaido. Environment and Planning A 31(7): 1189-1206.

Sassen, S. (2001). “Impacts of information technologies on urban economies and politics.” International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 25(2):411-418.

Savingny, H. (2002). “Public opinion, political communication and the Internet.” Politics, 22(1): 1-8.

Scheufele, D. and M. Nisbet (2002). “Being a citizen online – new opportunities and dead ends.” Harvard International Journal of Press-Politics 7(3): 55-75.

Schlesinger, P. (1999). “Changing spaces of political communication: the case of the European Union.” Political Communication 16(3) 263-279.

Schulz, M. (1998). Collective action across borders: opportunity structures, network capacities, and communicative praxis in the age of advanced globalization.” Sociological Perspectives 41(3): 587-616

Selwyn, N. (2002). “’E-stablishing’ an inclusive society? Technology, social exclusion and the UK government policy making.” Journal of Social Policy 31(1): 1-20.

Shah, D., McLeod, J. and S. Yoon (2001). “Communication, context, and community: an exploration of print, broadcast, and internet influences.” Communication Research 28(4): 464-506.

Slocombe, M. (1996). “Community action goes global on the Net.” New Statesman 129:xxv

Smith, J. (2001). “Cyber subversion in the information economy.” Dissent 48(2): 48-52.

Sotirovic, M. and M. McLeod J. (2001). “Values, communication behavior, and political participation.” Political Communication 18(3): 273-300.

Street, J. (1997). “Remote control? Politics, technology and ‘electronic democracy’.” European Journal of Communication 12(1): 27-42.

Tettey, W. (2001). “Information technology and democratic participation in Africa.” Journal of Asian and African Studies v. 36(1): 133-153.

Tonn, B. and D. Feldman (1995). “Non-spatial government.” Futures 27: 11-36.

Toregas, C. (2001). “The politics of e-gov: the upcoming struggle for redefining civic engagement.” National Civic Review 90(3): 235-240.

Trench, B. and D O’Donnell (1997). “The Internet and democratic participation: uses of ICTs by voluntary and community organizations in Ireland.” Economic and Social Review 28(3): 213-234.

Tumber, H. and M. Bromley (1998). “Virtual soundbites: political communication in cyberspace.” Media, Culture, and Society 20(2): 159-167.

Valelly, R. (1996). “Couch-potato democracy? Comment on R.D. Putnam” American Prospect 25:25-26.

Valentine, G., Holloway, S. and N. Bingham (2002). “The digital generation?: children, ICT and the everyday nature of social exclusion.” Antipode 34(2): 296-315.

Van Benschoten, E. (2000). “Technology, democracy and the creation of community.” National Civic Review 89(3): 185-192.

Van Dyke, N. (1998). “Hotbeds of activism: locations of student protest.” Social Problems 45(2): 205-220.

Vintar, M., Decman, M., and M. Kunstelj (1999). “Telematics in the service of democracy: the Slovenian parliament and other Slovenian public institutions on the Internet.” Parliamentary Affairs 52(3): 451-463.

Warf, B. and J. Grimes (1997). “Counterhegemonic discourses and the Internet.” The Geographical Review 87(2): 259-274.

Watts, M. (2001). “Aggressive youth cultures and hate crimes: skinheads and xenophobic youth in Germany.” The American Behavioral Scientist 45(4): 600-615.

Westen, T. (1998). “Can technology save democracy? Los Angeles’ Democracy Network Internet site.” National Civic Review 87(1): 47-56.

Whaley, B., and R. Holloway (1997). “Rebuttal analogy in political communication: argument and attack in sound bite.” Political Communication, 14: 293-305.

Whine, M. (1999). “Cyberspace – a new medium for communication, command, and control by extremists.” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 22(3): 231-245.

Zook, M. (1996). “The Unorganized Militia Network: conspiracies, computers, and community. Berkeley Planning Journal 11.

Articles in News Magazines

“The campus anti-sweatshop movement” The American Prospect September/October 1999: 71.

“A small white hope” The Economist (Feb 16, 2002) 362: 46

“The non-governmental order. Will NGO’s democratize or disrupt global governance?” The Economist (Dec 11, 1999) 353: 20-21

“Dissident politics on the net. Use of Internet in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Burma.” The Economist 349: 8

“Cyberactivism 101” The Futurist (July/August 2001) 35(4): 15.

“Cyberadvocacy” The Futurist (September/October 2000) 34(5): 67.

“Hot-wiring High school” The Nation (1999) 268(23): 15 -

“The new student movement; College student activism” The Nation 270(19): 11 -

Articles in Newspapers

The Baltimore Sun (2001). “At the forefront for peace; Conference: the Goucher College faculty will oversee “Peace and the Internet,” the latest offering from the school’s growing program in peace studies.” March 2, 1 B.

The Boston Globe (1998). “Individual issues spark campus unrest; Protests bear little resemblance to Vietnam-era student activism.” May 20, B 1.

The Boston Globe (1999). “Activating youth; Teenagers take on social issues at Vermont camp.” August 8, C 5.

The Boston Globe (2000). “Reconnecting students with democracy.” June 5, A 13.

The Boston Globe (2000). “Activists organize to push for better service.” December 2, B 6.

The Boston Herald (1999). “Students bring today’s savy to activism.” April 11, p. 1.

Businessworld (Philippines) (2000). “Fast forward: a resurgence in youth activism.” February 11.

Businessworld (Philippines) (2001). “Vector: Fulfilling EDSA II's promise.” March 23.

The Chicago Tribune (2000). “ College crusaders; Times and issues change, but students remain committed to making a difference.” March 5, C 3.

The Christian Science Monitor (1996). “Activism, solidarity get up to speed on the info superhighway.” February 5, p. 12.

The Christian Science Monitor (1996). “Battles over media violence move to a new frontier: the Internet.” November 18, p. 10.

The Christian Science Monitor (2000). “Bracing for a hot summer of activism.” April 18, USA section, p. 1.

The Christian Science Monitor (2001). “The new neighborhood watch, Soviet style.” World section, p. 1.

The Columbus Dispatch (2000). “A new kind of activism on college campuses, community service replaces protests of 30 years ago.” April 30, 1 A

The Gazette (Montreal) (2000). “To change a world: corporate globalization is giving rise to a new wave of campus activism.” October 16.

The Independent (London) (1999). “Protest power: activists of the world unite! People everywhere spoke out against global capitalism last week and they used capitalism’s own tools to do it.” December 5, p. 16.

Los Angeles Times (1996). “Netizens of the world, unite; In the 60s, he was a voice for change with the seminal Los Angeles Free Press. Now, Art Kunkin’s new cry for activism can be heard online.” March 14, E 1.

Los Angeles Times (1997). “Foes of English-only initiative learn lesson on politics; Campaign: bilingual education advocates admit they were slow in reacting to fledging effort. Now they are forming groups and taking the battle to cyberspace.” September 28, A 3.

Los Angeles Times (1997). “AIDS activists swarm capital online; Health: ‘virtual’ march on Washington highlights 10^th annual worldwide event to focus on disease. Novelty is countered by dire predictions.” December 2, A 26.

Los Angeles Times (1998). “UCI students get up-close lesson on Chiapas conflict; Activism: group goes to Mexico to help build a school and leaves with insights on Indians’ plight.” January 26, p. 1.

Los Angeles Times (2000). “Internet gives voice to Afghan women’s cause; Rights: two activists tell southland audiences of struggles under their county’s harsh Taliban government.” July 8, B 1.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2000). “Sweatshop apparel issue galvanizes activism at UW, other campuses; But unlike their 1960s counterparts, protesters use email and sleeping bags.” April 2, 1 A.

The New York Times (1995). “Students turn to Internet for nationwide protest planning.” March 29, A 20.

The San Diego Union-Tribune (2001). “Using the Internet as a political tool.” September 1, B 8.

The San Francisco Chronicle (2000). “Profit-First politics reaps cynical voters.” October 18, A 25.

The Straits Times (Singapore) (2000). “Chinese activism goes online.” June 3, p. 27.

Sun Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale) (2000). “Birth of an activist; A new wave of young protesters, many recruited over the Internet, is making people hear its anti-IMF position.” April 16, G 1.

The Sydney Morning Herald (1999). “Link globally, act locally.” October 9, Computers, p. 4.

Toronto Star (2001). “Protest passion and fashion.” September 25, C 01

USA Today (1995). “Activism goes online; Rally ‘round causes in cyberspace.” April 25, 1 D.

The Washington Post (1998). “Internet police on the prowl in China; Free flow of ideas worries leaders.” October 24, A 12.

The Washington Post (2000). “The politics of youth? Filled with qualifications.” January 30, B 01.

The Washington Post (2002). “Wider Arab Protest Movement Takes Root; Palestinian Woes Inspire Activism In Unlikely Places.” April 20, A 13.