Internet Election Campaigns in the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan

1. The Internet and the Americanization of Electoral Campaigning in East Asian Democracies
Kazuhiro Maeshima

2. Characteristics of US Elections in the Digital Media Age
Diana Owen

3. Comparing Institutional Factors That Influence Internet Campaigning in the US, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
Shoko Kiyohara

4. Media Environments in the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
Morihiro Ogasahara

5. Is the Power of Online Campaigning in Japanese Electoral Politics a Myth? A Causal Inference Analysis of the 2013 Upper House Election
Tetsuro Kobayashi

6. A New Trend in Internet Election Campaigning: The Use of Smartphone Apps in the 2014 South Korean Local Elections
Hongchun Lee

7. When Elections Become Social Movements: Emerging “Citizen-Initiated” Campaigning in Taiwan
Boyu Chen

8. Conclusion: The Development of Digital Democracy in East Asia
Shoko Kiyohara, Kazuhiro Maeshima, Diana Owen

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Political Communication, Asian Politics, Comparative Politics, US Politics