Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Radio-frequency ID: being "tethered" in Bentham's dystopia -- ERP implementation across cultures : a political perspective -- The politics of image : the image economy on Facebook -- When the virtual and the real clash : power and politics in a social networking community -- Careful what you say : media control in Putin's Russia : implications for online content -- Enabling user participation in civic engagement web sites -- Social networking sites and complex technology assessment -- Building and connecting to online communities for action : young people, ICT and everyday politics -- Acceptance, use, and influence of political technologies among youth voters in the 2008 US presidential election -- Internetized television debates : enhancing citizens' participation -- Election campaigns on the internet : how are voters affected? -- Comparing the influence of social networks online and offline on decision making : the U.S. Senate case -- Analyzing the capacity of unsolicited political email -- E-politics in the internet era : key implications and opportunities -- Exploring internet and politics : e-mailing lists as political spaces for social movements -- From the internet to the corridors : how digital rights advocates influence European Union intellectual property legislations -- Between individuality and collectiveness : email lists and face-to-face contact in the global justice movement -- Using the web politically : social movement activists and organizations online -- Islam revolution and radicalism : the co-constitution of reality and virtuality -- Unintended consequence : the symbolic relationship between ICT and national transition -- "Army uniform is part of my skin": a critical discourse analysis of ICT growth and politics in Pakistan.

"This book charts this influence and describes the unique effect electronic communication has on organizations, communities, nations, and cultures"--Provided by publisher.