The internet and campaign finance in the U.S. and the UK: An institutional comparison

Anstead, Nick (2008) The internet and campaign finance in the U.S. and the UK: An institutional comparison. Journal of Information Technology and Politics, 5 (3). pp. 285-302. ISSN 1933-169X

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Abstract

While much literature on the Internet has drawn heavily on the ideas of normalization or optimism, this article seeks to define a more complex relationship between existing political institutions and new technology. With reference to the development of campaign finance strategies in the U.S. and the UK, it will aim to show that existing political circumstances and technology share a dialectic relationship when it comes to generating outcomes. The success of online fundraising in the U.S. is certainly reforming political life, but it is the product of longstanding arrangements and beliefs that have catalyzed its impact. In contrast in the United Kingdom, institutional arrangements have retarded the potential of the Web in this area.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Political, Social and International Studies (former - to 2014)
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2010 13:56
Last Modified:	10 Aug 2023 09:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/8807
DOI:	10.1080/19331680802425214

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