INTERNET RESOURCES

Abstract

One of the most profound hopes of Internet pioneers was that this new technology would revitalize American democracy and inspire a new age of political participation (Rheingold, 1994; Meikle, 2002). While we have yet to see such a profound transformation in the American political system (Davis, 1999), information and communication technologies are beginning to become a vital part of the policy-making and deliberation process. This will have important implications for the creation and modification of social policy.