Internet and Democracy in the Network Society (Routledge Studies in Global Information, Politics and Society, 17, Band 17) - Softcover

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Jan A.G.M. van Dijk is an internationally recognized expert in the field of communication, his specific interest being new media studies. Van Dijk is the author of among The Network Society (1999, 2006,2012), The Deepening Divide (2005) and Digital Skills (2014). As a professor of Communication Science at Twente University, van Dijk teaches and develops the sociology of the information society, in particular the social-cultural, political, and organizational aspects.

Kenneth L. Hacker is Professor and Department Head of Communication Studies at New Mexico State University. His does communication science research in the areas of a) political communication, b)new communication technologies, c) communication and national security, and d) military family interactions. He edited two books on presidential campaign communication and one (with Jan van Dijk) on digital democracy.