Introduction: The Potential of the Internet Revisited

Stephen Ward , Thierry Vedel (1)

1 CEVIPOF - Centre de recherches politiques de Sciences Po (Sciences Po, CNRS)

In the space of little more than a decade the Internet has moved from the preserve of computer geeks and academics to becoming a global media of central concern for political actors and government policy makers and the public. Barely a day goes by without the Internet being declared as a panacea to a host of social and political problems or, alternatively, being held responsible for the promotion of pornography, racism and terrorism. [Article's first paragraph]

Mots clés: Internet; Global media; Political problems

Domaines: Science politique

Stephen Ward, Thierry Vedel. Introduction: The Potential of the Internet Revisited. Parliamentary Affairs, 2006, 59 (2), pp.210 - 225. ⟨hal-01475868⟩