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Peer reviewedWhite, Charles S. – Social Studies, 1997
Posits a skeptical critique of the early claims of increased and efficient citizen participation in government due to information technology. Recent experiments have been costly and only marginally successful. Further research suggests that advanced information technology will have little effect on voter apathy. (MJP)
Descriptors: Apathy, Citizenship Education, Community Control, Computer Mediated Communication
