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The Internet and Political Communication in Countries in Transition: the Case of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Lejla Turčilo
Sažetak
The Internet and politics have become undistinguishable in the contemporary
world, helping slowly to remove barriers to free information flow between
political decision-makers and those in whose name these decisions are made
(the public). Countries in transition cannot but follow the contemporary processes
of incorporation of the Internet into the political communication sphere,
which than causes changes in the (still) dominant models of political communication,
based on secrecy and non-transparency. However, in Bosnia-Herzegovina
there is no “unification” of network and political life, except in the case
of international organizations. The Internet is not completely incorporated in
political communication in that country (or, to b emore precise, it is not incorporated
in the proper manner). The key precondition of optimal use of the
Internet in the political communication sphere is prompt application of technology
with a simultaneous transformation of people's mind sets. This transformation
includes the rejection of the principle of secrecy in the political activities
of the government and political parties in B&H, which stands in strate
contrast to the nature of the Internet. It is also necessary to cultivate public
awareness about the importance of on-line public opinion and the need to distinguish
more clearly between the on-line and off-line political scene.
Ključne riječi
countries in transition; political communication; Internet; nontrasparency; Bosnia-Herzegovina
Hrčak ID:
23011
URI
Datum izdavanja:
20.6.2004.
Posjeta: 3.653 *