The Civic Web: Young People, the Internet, and Civic Participation

by David Buckingham and Shakuntala Banaji

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262019647
• ISBN13: 9780262019644
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher