Spatializing International Polititcs: Analysing Activism On The Internet (routledge Advances Ininternational Relations And Politics)

Spatializing International Politics What exactly does politics mean in the age of the Internet? Spatializing International Politics investigates the ways political activists use the Internet to network, mobilize and gather information. In this innovative book, Jayne Rodgers argues that we need to think about ways to bring the politics of transnational activism and information communication technologies, such as the Internet, into our broader interpretative frameworks. Rodgers takes spatial theories drawn from the work of Henri Lefebvre and applies them to real political practices. The book includes case studies of transnational activism in order to examine how individuals, organizations and institutions can be better understood as political actors and can address key questions such as: . . . Does the Internet provide new forms of political practice? Does this technology really give political power to the disenfranchised? Does more information mean more politics? This volume is a valuable resource for both scholars of politics seeking an understanding of the role of the Internet and other media in political mobilization. It will also be indispensable for those researching global media and communications, and looking for information on how these technologies are applied in the political arena. Jayne Rodgers is a Lecturer in International Communications at the University of Leeds, where she teaches global media and international politics. Routledge advances in international relations and global politics 1 Foreign Policy and Discourse Analysis France, Britain and Europe Henrik Larsen 2 Agency, Structure and International Politics From ontology to empirical enquiry Gil Friedman and Harvey Starr 3 The Political Economy of Regional Co-operation in the Middle East Ali Carkoglu, Mine Eder, Kemal Kirisci 4 Peace Maintenance The evolution of international political authority Jarat Chopra 5 International Relations and Historical Sociology Breaking down boundaries Stephen Hobden 6 Equivalence in Comparative Politics Edited by Jan W. van Deth 7 The Politics of Central Banks Robert Elgie and Helen Thompson 8 Politics and Globalisation Knowledge, ethics and agency Martin Shaw 9 History and International Relations Thomas W. Smith 10 Idealism and Realism in International Relations Robert M. A. Crawford 11 National and International Conflicts, 1945–1995 New empirical and theoretical approaches Frank Pfetsch and Christoph Rohloff 12 Party Systems and Voter Alignments Revisited Edited by Lauri Karvonen and Stein Kuhnle 13 Ethics, Justice and International Relations Constructing an international community Peter Sutch 14 Capturing Globalization Edited by James H. Mittelman and Norani Othman 15 Uncertain Europe Building a new European security order? Edited by Martin A. Smith and Graham Timmins 16 Power, Postcolonialism and International Relations Reading race, gender and class Edited by Geeta Chowdhry and Sheila Nair 17 Constituting Human Rights Global civil society and the society of democratic states Mervyn Frost 18 US Economic Statecraft for Survival 1933–1991 Of sanctions, embargoes and economic warfare Alan P. Dobson 19 The EU and NATO Enlargement Richard McAllister and Roland Dannreuther 20 Spatializing International Politics Analysing activism on the Internet Jayne Rodgers 21 Ethnonationalism in the Contemporary World Walker Connor and the study of Nationalism Edited by Daniele Conversi 22 Meaning and International Relations Edited by Peter Mandaville and Andrew Williams 23 Politi