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The Internet and the Madisonian Cycle

The Internet and the Madisonian Cycle

Authors: Michael Neblo, David Siegel, William Minozzi Book Chapter in "Connecting Democracy", 2012

Project Description: This chapter explores how the Internet could strengthen democratic representation by enabling more direct and deliberative communication between citizens and members of Congress. While most congressional websites fail to foster meaningful discourse due to strategic and political concerns, field experiments with online town halls show that such forums can increase political participation, policy knowledge, and constituent support, offering a promising model for revitalizing the Madisonian cycle of representative democracy.

Publication Details: In Connecting Democracy: Online Consultation and the Flow of Political Communication (MIT Press, 2012), pp. 265–285 

Keywords: Madisonian Democracy, Internet Politics, Consultative Representation 

Filters: 2012, Book Chapter, Democratic Theory

Filters: 2012