Stephen Coleman (professor)

Stephen Coleman is Professor of Political communication at the University of Leeds. He is the author or editor of ten books and over a hundred articles on politics and communication. He is an advocate of direct representation via the Internet.^[1] He has been described as a "leading commentator" on online democracy.^[2]

iRights research

Coleman has conducted research into how young people form opinions about their online experiences. Supported by a group of actors, Coleman worked with the iRights juries drawn from Nottingham, Leeds and London, with whom different scenarios were acted out. These juries each consisted of about 12 young people aged 12-17 from mixed socio-economic backgrounds.^[3]

Books

• Coleman S (2017) Can the Internet Strengthen Democracy. Cambridge: Polity Press
• Coleman S (2013) How Voters Feel. New York; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Coleman S (2010) Leaders in the Living Room - the Prime Ministerial Debates of 2010: Evidence, Evaluation and Some Recommendations. Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
• Coleman S; Ross K (2010) The Media and the Public: Them and Us in Media Discourse. Oxford: Blackwell-Wiley.
• Coleman S; Coleman S; Morrison DE (2009) Public Trust in the News. Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
• Coleman S; Coleman S; Blumler JG (2009) The Internet and Democratic Citizenship: Theory, Practice and Policy. NY: Cambridge University Press.
• Coleman S (2003) The E-Connected World: Opportunities and Risks. McGill University Press.

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