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The global communications networks which make up cyberspace are claimed to be altering almost every facet of our lives. This work analyzes issues of agency, equality and autonomy as they are affected, and evaluates policies for information superhighway development and the effect on interaction.

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This book critically investigates the complex interaction between social media and contemporary democratic politics, and provides a grounded analysis of the emerging importance of Social media in civic engagement.

This book explores alternative approaches for engaging and understanding young people¿s political activity and looks at the adoption of information and ICTs as a means to facilitate the active engagement of young people in democratic societies.

The future engagement of young citizens from a wide range of socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds in democratic politics remains a crucial concern for academics, policy-makers, civics teachers and youth workers around the world. At a time when the negative relationship between socio-economic inequality and levels of political participation is compounded by high youth unemployment or precarious employment in many countries, it is not...

This book critically investigates the complex interaction between social media and contemporary democratic politics, and provides a grounded analysis of the emerging importance of Social media in civic engagement.

Issues of surveillance, control and privacy in relation to the internet are coming to the fore as a result of state concern with security, crime and economic advantage. Through an exploration of emerging debates regarding the possible desirability, form and agencies responsible for the regulation of the internet and an analysis of issues of surveillance, control, rights and privacy, The Governance of Cyberspace develops contemporary theories a...

This collection, comprising contributions from a number of leading international scholars in this field, examines such themes as the possible effects of social media use upon patterns of political socialization, the potential of social media to ameliorate young people¿s political inequality, the role of social media communications for enhancing the civic education curriculum, and evidence for social media manifesting new forms of political eng...

Explores the issues of surveillance, control and privacy in relation to the internet, in light of state concern with security, crime and economic advantage. Considers the possible form and agencies responsible for regulation of the 'net'.

Explores approaches for engaging and understanding young people's political activity and looks at the adoption of information and ICTs as a means to facilitate the engagement of young people in democratic societies. This book presents research and an analysis of ICTs, citizenship and young people from an international group of scholars.