Democratic Divide ? The Impact of the Internet on Parliaments Worldwide
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Paper for presentation at the Political Communications Panel 38.10 ‘Media Virtue and Disdain’ Thursday 8.45-10.30 at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, Washington DC 31 August – 2 September 2000. (*) It should be noted that this paper is drawn from Chapter 5 of a new book, Pippa Norris. Digital Divide? Civic Engagement, Information Poverty and the Internet Worldwide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Forthcoming 2001. Democratic Divide?
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