The Lonely Citizen: Indirect Representation in an Age of Networks
- 1 April 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Political Communication
- Vol. 22 (2) , 197-214
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10584600590933197
Abstract
This article explores what it means to be represented and how the nature of representation might change in an age of networks. Citizens' perceptions of political connection and disconnection are examined on the basis of quantitative and qualitative surveys. A typology of political connection is presented and then expanded on the basis of the discussion of four potentially democratizing characteristics of digital information and communication technologies.Keywords
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