Civics, Political Sociology, Society & Cyberculture, Internet & World Wide Web - General & Miscellaneous, Participation & Pluralism in Democracies, Political Activism & Social Action

Young Citizens in the Digital Age

Name: Young Citizens in the Digital Age
Author: Edited by Brian D. Loader
ISBN: 9780203946725

by Edited by Brian D. Loader

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Overview

Providing valuable new research and drawing on international case studies, this book investigates the contention that young people have become disaffected with traditional democratic politics.

Synopsis

Introduction : Young Citizens In The Digital Age : Disaffected Or Displaced? / Brian D. Loader -- Youthful Steps Towards Civic Participation : Does The Internet Help? / Sonia Livingstone, Nick Couldry & Tim Markham -- New Media And New Voters : Young People, The Internet And The 2005 Uk Election Campaign / Gustavo S. Mesch & Stephen Coleman -- Young Voters And The Web Of Politics : The Promise And Problems Of Youth-orientated Political Content On The Web / Michael Xenos & W. Lance Bennett -- Young Activists, Political Horizons And The Internet : Adapting The Net To One's Purposes / Peter Dahlgren & Tobias Olsson -- Youth Online : Researching The Political Use Of The Internet In The Italian Context / Davide Calenda & Lorenzo Mosca -- Australian Young People's Participatory Practices And Internet Use / Ariadne Vromen -- Rethinking Online Youth Civic Engagement : Reflections On Web Content Analysis / Roman Gerodimos & Janelle Ward -- Technology, Schools And Citizenship Education : A Fix Too Far? / Neil Selwyn -- Reconnecting Young People In Northern Ireland / Roger Austin -- Chattering Classes : The Moderation Of Deliberative Forums In Citizenship Education / Ross Ferguson -- How Democracies Have Disengaged From Young People / Stephen Coleman. Edited By Brian D. Loader. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [186]-205) And Index.

About the Author, Edited by Brian D. Loader

Brian D. Loader is Senior Lecturer and Co-Director of the new Social Informatics Research Unit at the University of York, UK. His academic interests are focused around the emergence of new information and communications technologies, the social, political and economic factors shaping their development and diffusion, and their implications for social, economic, governmental and cultural change.