| Young Citizens and New Media: Learning for Democratic Participation Contributor(s): Dahlgren, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415395992 ISBN-13: 9780415395991 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: This book integrates four distinct topics: young people, citizenship, new media, and learning processes. When taken together, these four topics merge to define an arena of social and research attention that has become compelling in recent years. The general international concern expressed of declining democratic engagement and the role of citizenship today becomes all the more acute when it turns to younger people. At the same time, there is growing attention being paid to the potential of new media especially internet and mobile telephony to play a role in facilitating newer forms of political participation. It is clear that many of the present manifestations of new politics in the extra parliamentarian domain, not only make sophisticated use of such media, but are indeed highly dependent on them. With an impressive array of contributors, this book will appeal to those interested in a number of spheres, including media and cultural studies, political science, pedagogy, and sociology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Political Science | Civil Rights - Political Science | Civics & Citizenship |
| Dewey: 323.042 |
| LCCN: 2007015917 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.19 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book integrates four distinct topics: young people, citizenship, new media, and learning processes. When taken together, these four topics merge to define an arena of social and research attention that has become compelling in recent years. The general international concern expressed of declining democratic engagement and the role of citizenship today becomes all the more acute when it turns to younger people. At the same time, there is growing attention being paid to the potential of new media - especially internet and mobile telephony - to play a role in facilitating newer forms of political participation. It is clear that many of the present manifestations of 'new politics' in the extra parliamentarian domain, not only make sophisticated use of such media, but are indeed highly dependent on them. With an impressive array of contributors, this book will appeal to those interested in a number of spheres, including media and cultural studies, political science, pedagogy, and sociology. |