POL369Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Free Rider Problem, Chat Room, Public Sphere
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Image is a construct for which politicians go out of their way to create, using clothing, tactile, audio, and pseudo-events: social media enhances activism. There are 6 ways that it can be done: Traditional organizations: political parties, social movements, interest groups, business organizations have important roles to play in politics through two mechanisms: elections and lobbying-negotiating and bargaining) The new communications that we have allows us to bypass political and public policies. Ict to supplement public action clean up a park, shovel the snow in the bus route in utm by creating a chat room. Problems with the ict free rider problem rational for people to get involved institutional capacity: is there the capacity to supplement and fill in gaps. Government agencies as broadcasting: no communication with the people that are following them. Icts provide platforms for particular types of advocacy groups.
