TY  - GEN
T1  - The civic web : young people, the Internet and civic participation
T2  - John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning.
A1  - Banaji, Shakuntala, 1971-
A2  - Buckingham, David, 1954-
LA  - English
PP  - Cambridge, Massachusetts
PB  - The MIT Press
YR  - 2013
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn864552207
AB  - An investigation of how governments, organizations, and groups use the Internet to promote civic and political engagement among young people. There has been widespread concern in contemporary Western societies about declining engagement in civic life; people are less inclined to vote, to join political parties, to campaign for social causes, or to trust political processes. Young people in particular are frequently described as alienated or apathetic. Some have looked optimistically to new media--and particularly the Internet--as a means of revitalizing civic life and democracy. Governments, political parties, charities, NGOs, activists, religious and ethnic groups, and grassroots organizations have created a range of youth-oriented websites that encourage widely divergent forms of civic engagement and use varying degrees of interactivity. But are young people really apathetic and lacking in motivation? Does the Internet have the power to re-engage those disenchanted with politics and civic life? Based on a major research project funded by the European Commission, this book attempts to understand the role of the Internet in promoting young people's participation. Examples are drawn from Hungary, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and the United Kingdom--countries offering contrasting political systems and cultural contexts. The book also addresses broader questions about the meaning of civic engagement, the nature of new forms of participation, and their implications for the future of civic life.
OP  - 185
CN  - HQ799.2.P6 B35 2013eb
SN  - 9781461947349
SN  - 1461947340
SN  - 129998830X
SN  - 9781299988309
SN  - 9780262317818
SN  - 0262317818
SN  - 9780262019644
SN  - 0262019647
KW  - Youth : Political activity.
KW  - Internet and youth.
KW  - Internet : Political aspects.
KW  - Jeunesse : Activité politique.
KW  - Internet et jeunesse.
KW  - Internet : Aspect politique.
KW  - COMPUTERS : Computer Literacy.
KW  - COMPUTERS : Computer Science.
KW  - COMPUTERS : Data Processing.
KW  - COMPUTERS : Hardware : General.
KW  - COMPUTERS : Information Technology.
KW  - COMPUTERS : Machine Theory.
KW  - COMPUTERS : Reference.
KW  - Internet and youth
KW  - Internet : Political aspects
KW  - Youth : Political activity
KW  - INFORMATION SCIENCE/Internet Studies
KW  - DIGITAL HUMANITIES & NEW MEDIA/General
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/General
ER  -