PS 0220 - MEDIA AND INTERNET IN POLITICS

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores the ways in which the media, internet and technologies which are available via the internet are transforming politics, as well as how domestic and international politics are shaping media coverage and the internet's availability and usage. Topics covered include (but are not limited to) regulatory laws and international treaties, intellectual property, the global digital divide, norms of transparency and accountability, democratic internet technology, censorship, e-government, ethical and privacy concerns, internet voting, e-campaigning, the internet, political culture, and political behavior in democratic and authoritarian regimes, cyberactivism, cyberhate, social media and social movements, and the internet and political conflict.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Political Science-Global

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