The Internet, democracy and democratization

Ferdinand, Peter

doi:10.1080/13510340008403642

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“…A decade ago, the Internet was frequently viewed through a utopian lens, with scholars predicting that this increased ability to share, access, and produce content would reduce barriers to information access (Agre 2002;Barlow 1996;Bennett & Entman 2002;Ferdinand 2000;Gillmore 2004;Powell 2002). Viewed from this perspective, a key advantage of the Web, and subsequently of search engines, was providing more voices an opportunity to be heard: Scholars espoused that online search results should reflect the authorship diversity and viewpoint diversity latent in the online space.…”

Section: A Retrospective: Predictions 10 Years Agomentioning

confidence: 97%

The Politics of Search: A Decade Retrospective

Granka

2010

The Information Society

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In "Shaping the Web: Why the Politics of Search Engines Matters," Introna and Nissenbaum (2000) introduced scholars to the political, as well as technical, issues central to the development of online search engines. Since that time, scholars have critically evaluated the role that search engines play in structuring the scope of online information access for the rest of society, with an emphasis on the implications for a democratic and diverse Web. This article describes the thought behind search engine regulation, online diversity, and information bias, and it places these issues within the context of the technical and societal changes that have occurred in the online search industry. The author assesses which of the initial concerns expressed about online search engines remain relevant today and discusses how technical changes demand a new approach to measuring online diversity and democracy. The author concludes with a proposal to direct the research and thought in online search going forward.

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Section: A Retrospective: Predictions 10 Years Agomentioning

confidence: 97%

The Politics of Search: A Decade Retrospective

Granka

2010

The Information Society

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“…In social sciences, where complex social phenomena are studied, this is considered to be a very good result (Reinecke 2005). 10 The numbers above the arrows in Figure 2 are Beta-coefficients, standardized regression coefficients. Based on the linear regression assumption (y = ax + b), the regression coefficient is the constant (a) that represents the rate of change of the depended variable (y) as a function of changes in the independent variable (x); it is the slope of the regression line.…”

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“…Rheingold 1993;Ferdinand 2000). Nowadays societies seem to be in a state of transition: Governments are trying out new e-government and e-participation programs and people are slowly starting to discover the political utility of the Internet -particularly young people.…”

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Young people's political participation on the internet in Germany

Spaiser

2011

Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Digital Government Research Conference: Digital Government Innovation in Challengi

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In this paper, young people's political participation on the Internet in Germany will be analyzed by statistical means and on the basis of survey data, comparing five groups: ethnic Germans (the majority group) and four different minority groups. Young people with Turkish or Arab background turned out to be particularly politically active online and offline. Statistical models presented in this paper show that this is on the one hand related to their social context, which is rather politicized. On the other hand young people with Turkish or Arab background seem to be more prone to becoming politically active on the Internet and in the "real" world due to their grievances caused by discrimination experiences. Additionally, the models reveal other important factors to explain political participation on the Internet like political efficacy and Internet skills. Altogether, the results suggest that disadvantaged minority groups are not necessarily constrained by the (second-level) digital divide.

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“…This is the third principle that can be teased out of the literature. In Mexico, the Zapatistas depended on mainstream newspapers to carry their Internet statements (Knudson, 1998), while Serbia's independent B92 news service relied on foreign radio stations (Ferdinand, 2000). In Indonesia, activists distributed missives through e-mail and the Web, which were downloaded at public Internet kiosks in cities and near university campuses, printed out, and then photocopied for mass circulation in hardcopy form (Hill & Sen, 2000).…”

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Understanding the Internet's Political Impact in Asia

George¹

2004

Asian J Soc Sci

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The Internet, democracy and democratization

Cited by 79 publications

References 7 publications

The Politics of Search: A Decade Retrospective

The Politics of Search: A Decade Retrospective

Young people's political participation on the internet in Germany

Understanding the Internet's Political Impact in Asia

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