Digital Divide

Civic Engagement, Information Poverty, and the Internet Worldwide

By:

Pippa Norris

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Communication, Society and Politics

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There is widespread concern that the growth of the Internet is exacerbating inequalities between the information rich and poor. Digital Divide examines access and use of the Internet in 179 nations world-wide. A global divide is evident between industrialized and developing societies. A social divide is apparent between rich and poor within each nation. Within the online community, evidence for a democratic divide is emerging between those who do and do not use Internet resources to engage and participate in public life. Part I outlines the theoretical debate between cyber-optimists who see the Internet as the great leveler. Part II examines the virtual political system and the way that representative institutions have responded to new opportunities on the Internet. Part III analyzes how the public has responded to these opportunities in Europe and the United States and develops the civic engagement model to explain patterns of participation via the Internet.

Release date NZ

September 24th, 2001

Author

Pippa Norris

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

42 Tables, unspecified; 2 Maps; 20 Halftones, unspecified; 17 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

320

Series

Communication, Society and Politics

Dimensions

153x229x23

ISBN-13

9780521002233

Product ID

2468548

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