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Index 8:35
information technology (cont.) communication and, 90; pluralism
189; culture and, 32; education and and, 64. See also organizations,
race and, 214–219; effect on postbureaucratic
democracy, 9, 29; effect on Internet: access in other countries, 232;
environmental group membership, Arizona Democratic Primary
139–142; effect on membership experiment and, 225, 226, 227;
numbers, 144; effects on campaigns, California Internet Voting Task Force
123; effects of democratization and, Fund and, 225; California Secretary
238; efficacy and, 219, 224; evolution of of State and, 225; campaign fund
in other countries, 233; existing raising and, 178, 179, 183, 184, 187,
literature and, 4–5; German use and, 221, 224; campaigns and, 173, 175,
234; globalization and, 233; 176; chat rooms and, 28, 29, 117, 224;
government transparency and, 237, general use of, 60, 90, 91, 110–119,
241–242; impact on environmental 124–125, 139, 141–142, 147, 157,
mobilization, 142–150; impact on 167–169, 189, 193, 217–218, 229, 232;
group coordination, 146–147; increased use of, 210–217; Laos and the
importance in targeting groups, 143; “Internet Decree,” 237–238; major
India and, 235; instant messaging, 187; principles of, 177–179; participation
large organizations and, 188; Mexico and, 219–224; selectivity and, 177;
and, 235–236; mobilization and, 173; social capital and, 125; success of
nongovernmental organization Barbara Boxer and, 178–181; success of
(NGOs) and, 233–234; political Jesse Ventura and, 178, 180, 181; as
engagement and, 229; political use and, supplement to traditional media,
216–19; psychological perspective and, 186; voting and, 225–227; Voting
25, 26; reduction of political inequality Integrity Project (VIP) and, 226.
and, 241, 243; relationship to See also information; information
organizations and, 25, 75–77, 81, technology
113–114, 121, 122, 123; rise of elites Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC),
and, 191; small organizations and, 66
188–189, 184–185; social construction
Jackson, Andrew, 19, 21, 55, 58
and, 30–32; sophistication and,
Jay, John, 34, 44
206–207; surveys and, 210;
Jefferson, Thomas, 12, 46, 49, 50
technological determinism and,
Juvenile Crime bill, 172, 173
30–32; trust and, 219; used by minor
party candidates, 184–185; virtual Kennard, William, 155, 156, 159
party members and, 234; wireless Kennedy, John F., 83
forms of, 28, 29; Zapatista effect and, Know Your Customer regulation, 2, 21,
235–236 126–130, 131, 132, 160, 197, 198, 235
institutionalized pluralism, 104
interest groups: 19, 21–22, 26, 43, 45, 59, League of Conservation Voters, 149
66, 74–77, 84, 89, 98–99, 102, 106, 108, Lee, Richard Henry, 37
118–119, 121–124, 130, 137, 146, 153, Libertarian Party, 3, 122, 125–133, 160,
180, 199, 203, 232, 234, 240; broadcast 188, 190, 191, 193, 229, 235, 242
media and, 81; campaign advertising Lite-Greens, 141–142, 197
and, 85; environmental, 133–136; lobbying: general practices of, 59, 72–73,
importance of communication to, 15; 112, 113, 115, 120, 159; gun control
influence of, 16; Internet and, 163–164; inside, 116, 124, 133;

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