Wainer Lusoli
Biographic Data
| ID | 4154251 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wainer Lusoli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wainer |
| FAMILY NAME | Lusoli |
| SIGNATURE | LUSOLI W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chester |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 234 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 11 |
Engaging With the Public? Assessing the Online Presence and Communication Practices of the Nanotechnology Industry
This article examines whether the nanotechnology industry is engaging in the wider social debate surrounding it, through an analysis of its online communication practices. This is an important topic to study, given the nascent nature of the technology and the concerns among proponents to avoid the backlash biotech companies faced over genetically modified (GM) crops. Applying a new web crawling tool, the study captures and codes the hyperlinks of…
Nationalizing and Normalizing the Local? A Comparative Analysis of Online Candidate Campaigning in Australia and Britain
This paper provides a comparative analysis of the distribution, drivers, and contents of Web campaigning at the local level in British and Australian national elections. After comparing the extent of Web campaigning among candidates in the 2004 Australian and 2005 British General Elections, analysis of the factors linked to Web campaigning in each country is undertaken and the contents and style of their Web use systematically recorded and compar…
The Australian public and politics on-line: Reinforcing or reinventing representation
Fears for the health of representative politics in advanced industrial \ndemocracies have gained prominence in recent years with observers pointing \nto a growing body of evidence that citizens are disengaging from formal \npolitics. One of the solutions put forward to address these perceived \nproblems is the incorporation, by politicians, of new communication \nchannels, such as the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW). To date, \nhowever, att…
Australian MPs and the Internet: Avoiding the Digital Age? 1
New media technologies, such as the internet and email, have been seen as providing opportunities to reinvigorate representative democracy and parliamentary institutions. This article examines the use of new technologies by Australian Members of Parliament (MPs). It looks at the growth and function of MPs' websites and assesses how far such technologies might facilitate changes in their electorate, party and parliamentary roles. We analyse what f…
Online Participation in the UK: Testing a ‘Contextualised’ Model of Internet Effects
This article offers a new test of the mobilisation thesis of Internet effects on individual political participation using data from an NOP survey of 1,972 UK adults during May 2002. The analysis differs from that of previous studies in that it significantly widens the understanding of the dependent variable—online participation—as well as introducing new Internet-specific variables as explanatory factors for this new type of participation. Using …
Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows”: The Internet and the 2004 European Parliament Election in Britain
This article examines the use of the Internet by a range of political actors in the 2004 European Parliament election in Britain—candidates, citizens, parties, government, pressure groups, and the media. Specifically, it surveys the structure of online political communications and the amount and nature of electoral information and engagement opportunities available to citizens in the framework of recent theories of “third age of political communi…
The Internet and the European Parliament elections: Theoretical perspectives, empirical investigations and proposals for research
This article reviews the existing literature on the study of on-line aspects of elections along three well-rehearsed theoretical frameworks: equalisation vs. normalisation, information vs. engagement, and mobilisation vs. reinforcement. It then examines the contribution of this volume to the field, first by direct reference to existing literature, then more generally, touching upon the notion of the 'comparative' – theoretical, geographical and e…
A second-order medium? The Internet as a source of electoral information in 25 European countries
There is growing interest worldwide concerning new communication technologies and the electoral process. Studies of online elections have yielded a sizeable body of knowledge on the strategies of electoral actors in an increasing range of countries. Although in the US data are routinely gathered regarding citizens' use of the Internet as a source of electoral information, limited cross-sectional evidence originates from the EU. None of this is co…
(Re)connecting Politics? Parliament, the Public and the Internet
Journal Article (Re)connecting Politics? Parliament, the Public and the Internet Get access Wainer Lusoli, Wainer Lusoli Lecturer in Social and Communication Studies, University of Chester Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Stephen Ward, Stephen Ward Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Rachel Gibson Ra…
From weird to wired: MPs, the internet and representative politics in the UK
Westminster MPs have regularly been criticised for their failure to take advantage of the democratic possibilities of the Internet, particularly in light of the continuing problems of engaging public interest in representative institutions. Yet, so far, there have been few studies of their online activities. This article examines the growth and function of UK MPs' websites and how far technology might facilitate changes in their constituency, par…
Digital Rank-And-File: Party Activists' Perceptions and Use of the Internet
Political parties are in a transitional phase. A declining, socially restricted membership, decreasing levels of activism and a shift towards more individualistic modes of political engagement threaten the linkage role that parties have played in modern democracy. The development of the Internet in a period of change has meant that it quickly became intertwined with debates about reviving representative political organisations. Using data from a …
Dinosaurs in Cyberspace: British Trade Unions and the Internet
The diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has led to speculation about the role and health of traditional representative organizations such as trade unions (TUs). The arrival of the Internet has heightened debate about TUs' representative and participatory functions. Some have argued that increasing use of ICTs will further undermine the role of TUs in favour of different forms of participation. Alternatively, there has b…
Virtually participating: A survey of online party members
This article assesses the role of ICTs in the context of membership participation and activism within political parties. It uses an online survey of over 2000 UK Liberal Democrat party members to examine how far the Internet/email can: (1) widen participation within political parties by increasing the size of the membership and attracting new groups to parties; (2) deepen participation by increasing levels of activism within parties. The results …
The internet and political campaigning: The New Medium Comes of Age
Online Participation in the UK: Testing a ‘Contextualised’ Model of Internet Effects
This article offers a new test of the mobilisation thesis of Internet effects on individual political participation using data from an NOP survey of 1,972 UK adults during May 2002. The analysis differs from that of previous studies in that it significantly widens the understanding of the dependent variable—online participation—as well as introducing new Internet-specific variables as explanatory factors for this new type of participation. Using …
From weird to wired: MPs, the internet and representative politics in the UK
Westminster MPs have regularly been criticised for their failure to take advantage of the democratic possibilities of the Internet, particularly in light of the continuing problems of engaging public interest in representative institutions. Yet, so far, there have been few studies of their online activities. This article examines the growth and function of UK MPs' websites and how far technology might facilitate changes in their constituency, par…
Digital Rank-And-File: Party Activists' Perceptions and Use of the Internet
Political parties are in a transitional phase. A declining, socially restricted membership, decreasing levels of activism and a shift towards more individualistic modes of political engagement threaten the linkage role that parties have played in modern democracy. The development of the Internet in a period of change has meant that it quickly became intertwined with debates about reviving representative political organisations. Using data from a …
The Australian public and politics on-line: Reinforcing or reinventing representation
Fears for the health of representative politics in advanced industrial \ndemocracies have gained prominence in recent years with observers pointing \nto a growing body of evidence that citizens are disengaging from formal \npolitics. One of the solutions put forward to address these perceived \nproblems is the incorporation, by politicians, of new communication \nchannels, such as the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW). To date, \nhowever, att…
(Re)connecting Politics? Parliament, the Public and the Internet
Journal Article (Re)connecting Politics? Parliament, the Public and the Internet Get access Wainer Lusoli, Wainer Lusoli Lecturer in Social and Communication Studies, University of Chester Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Stephen Ward, Stephen Ward Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Rachel Gibson Ra…
A second-order medium? The Internet as a source of electoral information in 25 European countries
There is growing interest worldwide concerning new communication technologies and the electoral process. Studies of online elections have yielded a sizeable body of knowledge on the strategies of electoral actors in an increasing range of countries. Although in the US data are routinely gathered regarding citizens' use of the Internet as a source of electoral information, limited cross-sectional evidence originates from the EU. None of this is co…
Australian MPs and the Internet: Avoiding the Digital Age? 1
New media technologies, such as the internet and email, have been seen as providing opportunities to reinvigorate representative democracy and parliamentary institutions. This article examines the use of new technologies by Australian Members of Parliament (MPs). It looks at the growth and function of MPs' websites and assesses how far such technologies might facilitate changes in their electorate, party and parliamentary roles. We analyse what f…
The Internet and the European Parliament elections: Theoretical perspectives, empirical investigations and proposals for research
This article reviews the existing literature on the study of on-line aspects of elections along three well-rehearsed theoretical frameworks: equalisation vs. normalisation, information vs. engagement, and mobilisation vs. reinforcement. It then examines the contribution of this volume to the field, first by direct reference to existing literature, then more generally, touching upon the notion of the 'comparative' – theoretical, geographical and e…
The internet and political campaigning: The New Medium Comes of Age
Nationalizing and Normalizing the Local? A Comparative Analysis of Online Candidate Campaigning in Australia and Britain
This paper provides a comparative analysis of the distribution, drivers, and contents of Web campaigning at the local level in British and Australian national elections. After comparing the extent of Web campaigning among candidates in the 2004 Australian and 2005 British General Elections, analysis of the factors linked to Web campaigning in each country is undertaken and the contents and style of their Web use systematically recorded and compar…
Virtually participating: A survey of online party members
This article assesses the role of ICTs in the context of membership participation and activism within political parties. It uses an online survey of over 2000 UK Liberal Democrat party members to examine how far the Internet/email can: (1) widen participation within political parties by increasing the size of the membership and attracting new groups to parties; (2) deepen participation by increasing levels of activism within parties. The results …
Engaging With the Public? Assessing the Online Presence and Communication Practices of the Nanotechnology Industry
This article examines whether the nanotechnology industry is engaging in the wider social debate surrounding it, through an analysis of its online communication practices. This is an important topic to study, given the nascent nature of the technology and the concerns among proponents to avoid the backlash biotech companies faced over genetically modified (GM) crops. Applying a new web crawling tool, the study captures and codes the hyperlinks of…
Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows”: The Internet and the 2004 European Parliament Election in Britain
This article examines the use of the Internet by a range of political actors in the 2004 European Parliament election in Britain—candidates, citizens, parties, government, pressure groups, and the media. Specifically, it surveys the structure of online political communications and the amount and nature of electoral information and engagement opportunities available to citizens in the framework of recent theories of “third age of political communi…
Dinosaurs in Cyberspace: British Trade Unions and the Internet
The diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has led to speculation about the role and health of traditional representative organizations such as trade unions (TUs). The arrival of the Internet has heightened debate about TUs' representative and participatory functions. Some have argued that increasing use of ICTs will further undermine the role of TUs in favour of different forms of participation. Alternatively, there has b…
The internet and political campaigning: The New Medium Comes of Age
Dinosaurs in Cyberspace: British Trade Unions and the Internet
The diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has led to speculation about the role and health of traditional representative organizations such as trade unions (TUs). The arrival of the Internet has heightened debate about TUs' representative and participatory functions. Some have argued that increasing use of ICTs will further undermine the role of TUs in favour of different forms of participation. Alternatively, there has b…
Virtually participating: A survey of online party members
This article assesses the role of ICTs in the context of membership participation and activism within political parties. It uses an online survey of over 2000 UK Liberal Democrat party members to examine how far the Internet/email can: (1) widen participation within political parties by increasing the size of the membership and attracting new groups to parties; (2) deepen participation by increasing levels of activism within parties. The results …
Digital Rank-And-File: Party Activists' Perceptions and Use of the Internet
Political parties are in a transitional phase. A declining, socially restricted membership, decreasing levels of activism and a shift towards more individualistic modes of political engagement threaten the linkage role that parties have played in modern democracy. The development of the Internet in a period of change has meant that it quickly became intertwined with debates about reviving representative political organisations. Using data from a …
Online Participation in the UK: Testing a ‘Contextualised’ Model of Internet Effects
This article offers a new test of the mobilisation thesis of Internet effects on individual political participation using data from an NOP survey of 1,972 UK adults during May 2002. The analysis differs from that of previous studies in that it significantly widens the understanding of the dependent variable—online participation—as well as introducing new Internet-specific variables as explanatory factors for this new type of participation. Using …
Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows”: The Internet and the 2004 European Parliament Election in Britain
This article examines the use of the Internet by a range of political actors in the 2004 European Parliament election in Britain—candidates, citizens, parties, government, pressure groups, and the media. Specifically, it surveys the structure of online political communications and the amount and nature of electoral information and engagement opportunities available to citizens in the framework of recent theories of “third age of political communi…
The Internet and the European Parliament elections: Theoretical perspectives, empirical investigations and proposals for research
This article reviews the existing literature on the study of on-line aspects of elections along three well-rehearsed theoretical frameworks: equalisation vs. normalisation, information vs. engagement, and mobilisation vs. reinforcement. It then examines the contribution of this volume to the field, first by direct reference to existing literature, then more generally, touching upon the notion of the 'comparative' – theoretical, geographical and e…
A second-order medium? The Internet as a source of electoral information in 25 European countries
There is growing interest worldwide concerning new communication technologies and the electoral process. Studies of online elections have yielded a sizeable body of knowledge on the strategies of electoral actors in an increasing range of countries. Although in the US data are routinely gathered regarding citizens' use of the Internet as a source of electoral information, limited cross-sectional evidence originates from the EU. None of this is co…
(Re)connecting Politics? Parliament, the Public and the Internet
Journal Article (Re)connecting Politics? Parliament, the Public and the Internet Get access Wainer Lusoli, Wainer Lusoli Lecturer in Social and Communication Studies, University of Chester Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Stephen Ward, Stephen Ward Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Rachel Gibson Ra…
From weird to wired: MPs, the internet and representative politics in the UK
Westminster MPs have regularly been criticised for their failure to take advantage of the democratic possibilities of the Internet, particularly in light of the continuing problems of engaging public interest in representative institutions. Yet, so far, there have been few studies of their online activities. This article examines the growth and function of UK MPs' websites and how far technology might facilitate changes in their constituency, par…
Australian MPs and the Internet: Avoiding the Digital Age? 1
New media technologies, such as the internet and email, have been seen as providing opportunities to reinvigorate representative democracy and parliamentary institutions. This article examines the use of new technologies by Australian Members of Parliament (MPs). It looks at the growth and function of MPs' websites and assesses how far such technologies might facilitate changes in their electorate, party and parliamentary roles. We analyse what f…
Nationalizing and Normalizing the Local? A Comparative Analysis of Online Candidate Campaigning in Australia and Britain
This paper provides a comparative analysis of the distribution, drivers, and contents of Web campaigning at the local level in British and Australian national elections. After comparing the extent of Web campaigning among candidates in the 2004 Australian and 2005 British General Elections, analysis of the factors linked to Web campaigning in each country is undertaken and the contents and style of their Web use systematically recorded and compar…
The Australian public and politics on-line: Reinforcing or reinventing representation
Fears for the health of representative politics in advanced industrial \ndemocracies have gained prominence in recent years with observers pointing \nto a growing body of evidence that citizens are disengaging from formal \npolitics. One of the solutions put forward to address these perceived \nproblems is the incorporation, by politicians, of new communication \nchannels, such as the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW). To date, \nhowever, att…
Engaging With the Public? Assessing the Online Presence and Communication Practices of the Nanotechnology Industry
This article examines whether the nanotechnology industry is engaging in the wider social debate surrounding it, through an analysis of its online communication practices. This is an important topic to study, given the nascent nature of the technology and the concerns among proponents to avoid the backlash biotech companies faced over genetically modified (GM) crops. Applying a new web crawling tool, the study captures and codes the hyperlinks of…
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