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Research Note: Italian Parties' Websites in the 2006 Elections

Cristian Vaccari

Department of Organization and Political System, University of Bologna, Strada Maggiore 45, 40125, Bologna, Italy, cristian.vaccari{at}unibo.it

A B S T R A C T {blacksquare} This research analyses the websites of Italian national parties in the 2006 parliamentary elections. Overall, 27 sites were studied along three main lines of enquiry: information, participation and professionalism. Results show that most Italian parties have reached a good proficiency level in informing their online users and in adopting sophisticated production techniques, but are still far from maximizing the Internet's potential for participation and mobilization. Overall, the data offer only partial support to the hypothesis of `normalization' of cyberspace. {blacksquare}

Key Words: Internet politics • Italian 2006 elections • online campaigning • party websites • postmodern campaigns

European Journal of Communication, Vol. 23, No. 1, 69-77 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0267323107085839
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