Published Research

We are beginning to publish scholarly articles based on the 2002 U.S. election. As we develop our analyses of the ways campaigns and other political actors use the Web we're paying attention to what has changed in political Web practices since previous election cycles.

• "Politics as Usual, or Politics Unusual: Position-Taking and Dialogue on Campaign Web Sites in the 2002 U.S. Elections", Michael Xenos & Kirsten A. Foot, Journal of Communication (In Press)

• "Analyzing Linking Practices: Candidate Sites in the 2002 US Electoral Web Sphere", Kirsten A. Foot, Steven M. Schneider, Meghan Dougherty, Michael Xenos, and Elena Larsen, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 8(4), July 2003

• "Citizen Perceptions of Online Interactivity and Implications for Political Campaign Communication", Jennifer Stromer-Galley and Kirsten Foot, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 8(1), October 2002

• "Online Structure for Political Action: Exploring Presidential Campaign Web Sites from the 2000 American Election", Steven M. Schneider and Kirsten A. Foot, Javnost - The Public, 9 (2), June 2002, pp.43-60

• "Online Action in Campaign 2000: An Exploratory Analysis of the U.S. Political Web Sphere", Kirsten A. Foot and Steven M. Schneider, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 46(2), June 2002, pp.222-244

• "While TV Blundered on Election Night, The Internet Gained Users", Hugh Carter Donahue, Steven Schneider and Kirsten Foot, Nieman Reports, 54(4), Winter 2000, pp. 21-22

• "How Citizens Used the Internet in Election 2000", Jennifer Stromer-Galley, Kirsten A. Foot, Steven M. Schneider, and Elena Larsen, In S. Coleman (Ed.) Elections in the Age of the Internet: Lessons from the United States, pp. 21-26., London: Hansard Society, 2001

• "Congressional Candidate Web Sites in Campaign 2000: What Web Enthusiasts Wanted, What Candidates Provided", Steven M. Schneider, January, 2001, NetElection.org

• "Political Portals and Democracy: Threats and Promises", Steven M. Schneider, Information Impacts Magazine, May, 2000