Appropriating civic information and communication technology
A critical study of Swedish ICT policy visions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12655424 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tobias Olsson (0000-0003-1154-5308, Lund University and Växjö University, Sweden, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 611-627 |
| Publication date | 2006-07-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Media & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1461444806065659 |
| OpenAlex | W2051636386 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 25 |
With 71 percent of its households owning computers and having internet access, Sweden is one of the world’s leading information and communication technology (ICT) nations. The prevalence of ICT has inspired the Swedish government to ascribe it as a civic tool, capable of cultivating more active citizenship and a stronger democracy. However, despite its lofty intentions, Sweden’s ICT policy has a significant shortcoming: it is uninformed about the everyday lives of citizens. This article aims to shed light on ICT policy through an analysis of the appropriation of the computer and the internet in Swedish working-class households. Specifically, by drawing on semi-structured interviews, observations and media diaries with household respondents, the article critically discusses civic visions in Swedish ICT policy. It concludes with a recontextualizion of the discussion within an international arena
Appropriation · Citizenship · Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Information and Communications Technology · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · The Internet · Vision · ICT Impact and Policies · Social Media and Politics · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
The Practises of Internet Networking – A Resource for Alternative Political Movements
State-centred-collaborative-governance
At risk of exclusion? Degrees of ICT access and literacy among senior citizens
Digital forgotten people
Swedish politicians and new media
Mediated Political and Social Participation
Media Literacy and Universal Access in Europe
Domestication outside of the domestic
Ideology, power and inclusion
Technologies Visions and Realities
Social Consequences of Internet Use
Television And Everyday Life
The second self: Computers and the human spirit
Distinction
Television
Distinction
The individualized society
Consuming Technologies
The Second Self
Individualization
The European Union and the information society
Grasping an enigma—Cultural policy and social demand
Extending the Social Shaping of Technology Approach
The Dilemma of Social Demand
An Information Society for Everyone
Media and everyday life in modern society
The Internet
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |