Civic Life Online

Learning How Digital Media Can Engage Youth

Bibliographic Data

ID19600916
AuthorsLuisa Doldi (corresponding author), K Foot (0000-0002-3080-7230, University of Washington), Jennifer Earl (0000-0002-0904-1605), Alan Schussman, Nina Eliasoph, W Bennett, Stephen Coleman (0000-0001-6230-8463), See Anthony, Giddens Giddens, Ronald Inglehart (0000-0002-5620-3363), Marc Hugo, López López, Jenkins Jenkins, Davidson Ito, Coleman Coleman, Peter Levine (0000-0001-7175-8482), Judith Torney-Purta, Suzanne Mellor, Scott Keeter, Howard Rheingold, Bruce Bimber (0000-0002-4458-5413), Andrew Flanagin, Christopher Reynolds (0000-0001-7408-9018), Jochai Benkler, See Robert, D Putnam, Benkler Benkler, Lawrence Lessig, Kathryn Montgomery, Sharareh Frouzesh, Bennett Bennett, Eliasoph Eliasoph, Jay Blumler, Dennis Kavanagh (0000-0002-7718-2303), Courtesy Of, Lance Bennett, Mike Xenos, Montgomery Montgomery, T David, Mindich Mindich, James Hamilton (0000-0002-2928-8760), M Schudson (0000-0002-0086-0743), Inglehart Inglehart, Don Tapscott, Karen Brown (0000-0002-5217-1501), X Michael, Carpini Carpini, O' Tim, Reilly Reilly, Yochai Benkler, Jeff Chester, See Susan, Linn Linn, Juliet See, Schor Schor, Barbara Gottlieb-Robles, Gary Larson, Constance Flanagan (0000-0003-3911-7719), Nakesha Faison, Amanda Lenhart, Susannah Fox, Shayne See, Bowman Bowman, Gnn Faq, Joseph Graf (0000-0002-4188-395X), Carol Darr, Joe Trippi, Michael Xenos, Felicia Lee, Gottlieb-Robles Montgomery, Larson Larson, Ariana Eunjung, Cha Cha, Mark Hugo Lopez, Emily Kirby, Jared Sagoff, Betsy Spethmann, Todd Wasserman, Since Since, Faison Flanagan, Greg Livingstone, Giselle Abramovich
Year2009
Volume33
Issue3
Pages615-616
Publication date2009-06-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOnline Information Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-4527 • E-ISSN: 1468-4535
PublisherEmerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1108/14684520910969998
OpenAlexW1581668075
LanguageEN
Citations received207
References cited48

The relationship of participation in online communities to civic and political engagement.Young people today have grown up living substantial portions of their lives online, seeking entertainment, social relationships, and a place to express themselves. It is clear that participation in online communities is important for many young people, but less clear how this translates into civic or political engagement. This volume examines the relationship of online action and real-world politics. The contributors discuss not only how online networks might inspire conventional political participation but also how creative uses of digital technologies are expanding the boundaries of politics and public issues. Do protests in gaming communities, music file sharing, or fan petitioning of music companies constitute political behavior? Do the communication skills and patterns of action developed in these online activities transfer to such offline realms as voting and public protests? Civic Life Online describes the many forms of civic life online that could predict a generation's political behavior.ContributorsMarina Umaschi Bers, Stephen Coleman, Jennifer Earl, Kirsten Foot, Peter Levine, Kathryn C. Montgomery, Kate Raynes-Goldie, Howard Rheingold, Allen Schussman, Luke Walker, Michael Xenos

Business · Digital media · Internet privacy · Multimedia · Political science · Public relations · Social media · Sociology · World Wide Web · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Social Media and Politics

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