New Media Use in Brazil: Digital Inclusion or Digital Divide?

Pedrozo, Sueila

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“…Many non-users of the Internet who might have access to it 'doubt their ability to master the complexity of computers and the Internet' (Lenhart et al, 2003, p. 13). For a more inclusive digital society, digital literacy depends on the quality of education and training to enable the underprivileged to learn and use ICT resources more fully (Pedrozo, 2013).…”

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The digital divide and social inclusion among refugee migrants

Alam

Imran

2015

Information Technology &Amp; People

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This paper examined the factors which influence refugee migrants' adoption of digital technology and its relevance to their social inclusion in Australia. Design/methodology/approach: This research developed a conceptual framework keeping the 'use' of digital technology as the centre-piece of the digital divide. The empirical data was derived from a series of focus group discussions with refugee migrants in an Australian regional city, Toowoomba in Queensland. Findings: There is a digital divide among refugee migrant groups and it is based on inequalities in physical access to and use of digital technology, the skills necessary to use the different technologies effectively and the ability to pay for the services. The opportunities to use digital technology could support the social inclusion of refugee migrant groups in the broader Australian community. Research limitations/implications: Further research is required to examine whether this digital divide is unique in the regional context or common to Australian society and to confirm factors that might contribute significantly to refugee migrants' social inclusion. Originality/value: This article determined the role digital technology can play in building social capital and hence social inclusion among refugee migrant groups. Many of the factors identified as influencing refugee migrants' use of digital technology can inform the Australian government and the information and communication technology industry in devising supportive policies and plans to reduce the risk of social exclusion, alienation and marginalisation among refugee migrant groups.

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The digital divide and social inclusion among refugee migrants

Alam

Imran

2015

Information Technology &Amp; People

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“…Where the periphery has been central to society's dubious comfort with inequality, channelling ideological values 'strategically' sold to local populations (Souza, 2009: 9), discussions on ' access' to such communities must change as the internet becomes popular among periphery dwellers (Pedrozo, 2013). Just as mass media representations have not been able to advance any model of citizenship besides the foregrounding of social issues and the cry for public services (Alde, 2004), residents in the periphery have refused an image of their community solely based on shortcomings (Marques & Bichir, 2001).…”

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“…The boundaries of the periphery are those of the country's inequality; it is where opportunities are lacking, a place of poor public services (Marques & Bichir, 2001) and where the local population is subject to threats from the police (Abramovay, 1999, 46;Souza & Sinder, 2007). The periphery has mirrored the idea of social debt that emerges not only between the centre and the suburbs of major metropolises, as represented by the favelas, but between the affluent south and impoverished north of the country (Navarro, 1994;Henriques, 2000;Pedrozo, 2013, Gohn, 1985. This paper invests in understanding the use of counter-mapping strategies as a way of disrupting some of the derogatory ideas that stem from the commonsense notion of the periphery.…”

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Disrupting the Old Periphery: Alternative Media, Inequality and Counter-Mapping in Brazil

Levy

2018

Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture

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Media discourse on the periphery in Brazil has historically mirrored the country's socioeconomic divides. The periphery used to be where precarious dwellings predominate: a way of 'behaviour' of the poor, their social class, or an aspect at one's appearance. Semi-structured interviews conducted with alternative media producers based across the country have produced insights into many attempts to change a derogatory sense of the periphery through counter-mapping initiatives. Producers have geotagged their presence at the city's centre, contested the neutrality of maps, and appropriated surveillance images in semi-public spaces. While not an exhaustive exercise, this paper sees counter-mapping used to explore four distinct communicative strategies around the ethnic/racial divide, the cultural divide, the discourse of mobility, and the raising of awareness about emerging intersectional issues.

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“…of most cyber-inclusive nations in the world. However, there are here some big gaps that need to be addressed by the politics of inclusion already in course (Pedrozo, 2013).…”

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ELA

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Dear Reader, it is a pleasure to release the second issue of volume 4 of Encuentro Latinoamericano: Journal of Political Science and International Relations. This journal publishes in-depth studies on Latin American politics, bringing together students and academics from all over the continent and the world. As with every issue, we kindly thank all the external reviewers, based on various places in the world, who voluntary contributed to a rigorous review process that is reflected in the academic fundaments of the following articles. We are also thankful for the large response to our 'calling for papers', from students all around the world. Particularly, thanks to the authors that presented a diverse, original and interesting contribution to the understanding of Latin American politics. Vol. 4 No. 2 contains the following papers: "Brazilian institutional changes 1891-1967" by Larissa Rodrigues de Arruda (Brazil) addresses the institutional changes that occurred within the Brazilian regimes between 1891 and 1967. "Dilma Rousseff na Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas: Os Discursos de 2011 e 2015" by Pedro Chapaval Pimentel and Luciana Panke (Brazil) analyses the first and last speeches delivered by President Dilma Rousseff in 2011 and 2015 at the United Nations General Assembly. "Democratic development and corruption perception in Latin America during 2002-2014: a widespread setback" by Alberto Vélez Valdés (Mexico) explores the democratic development in Latin American states during the period of 2002-2014, in a context of corruption perception and conventions against corruption. "Authoritarian Legacies in Guatemala's Democracy: Environmental rights defenders: the new threat to national security?" by Stéphanie Bacher (Canada) investigates the nature of the obstacles hindering environmental rights defenders' political participation against mining companies in Guatemala. Finally, Tiago Vales and Joe Sater (Brazil and Lebanon) argue that cyberspace and information technologies have become essential to many of the activities of contemporary society. The authors use the conceptual lenses of the Copenhagen School to investigate how Brazil securitises the use of cyberspace. We hope that you find these articles attractive, and look forward to your comments as well as submissions for our 2018 volume.

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New Media Use in Brazil: Digital Inclusion or Digital Divide?

Cited by 19 publications

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The digital divide and social inclusion among refugee migrants

The digital divide and social inclusion among refugee migrants

Disrupting the Old Periphery: Alternative Media, Inequality and Counter-Mapping in Brazil

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