Political Science and the Internet

Bibliographic Data

ID6299838
AuthorsMax Kaase (University of Mannheim, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume21
Issue3
Pages265-282
Publication date2000-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Political Science Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192512100213002
OpenAlexW2129600020
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited8

The Gutenberg invention of printing has been a major precondition for the development of present-day science and the science system. With this historical analogue as a starting point, the article addresses the present and future impact of the emergence of electronic communication networks as epitomized by the Internet and the World Wide Web on the future organization and operation of the science system, including political science and the effects that can already be found in the science system. The analysis finds that the impact of electronic communication is already strongly felt in the “hard” sciences, but much less so in the humanities and social sciences, although its potential there is also large. Electronic communication is a field where the social sciences should engage much more in research than is presently done

Field (mathematics · Media studies · Point (geometry · Political communication · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Science communication · Science education · Social science · Sociology · The Internet · Web of science · World Wide Web · Computer Science · E-Government and Public Services · Law · Library Science and Administration · Social Media and Politics

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