Book chapter(print)2000

Models of Democracy and Concepts of Communication

Van Dijk, Jan

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Abstract

The author questions the degree to which political representation has been altered by information & communication technology (ICT). In order to chart the progress of political communication in advanced democracies, models of the political system & the spread of politics from the nation-state are drawn. Situations in which the center of democratic control or general political displacement have occurred include Colombia, Angola, & Liberia. Surveillance of "perverse connections" by the Pentagon & other institutions is noted. There is discussion of ICT's role in enabling & implementing sociopolitical dispersion & segmentation. Reactive state measures are elucidated. A comprehensive review of democratic models is followed by descriptions of four political information dissemination routes. Potentials for populist representation & linking via ICT are explored & accompanied by illustration of three Internet communication models & figures comparing online & offline political movement. 2 Tables, 4 Figures, 53 References. M. C. Leary

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