Politics on a Microchip
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6239372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edwin Black (Queen's University, corresponding author), Edwin R Black |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 675-690 |
| Publication date | 1983-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008423900028511 |
| OpenAlex | W2111329965 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
AbstactThe widespread adoption of mainframe computers by all levels of governments is a phenomenon that has been seriously neglected by political scientists. While a few isolated, popular issues have been noticed, little academic attention has been paid within the discipline to the effects of computers on our political institutions and processes. The development of a cadre of data processing specialists is introducing a new and powerful set of values into public decision-making. Interest groups and political parties are scrambling to adjust their mobilization strategies. The growing employment of arcane and often questionable decision models diminishes even further the public's already limited ability to monitor their governments' activities. As a discipline, political science has much to do if it is to meet these challenges to its understanding of governments and how they work
Epistemology · Phenomenon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Work (physics · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Engineering · Law · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |