TY  - BOOK
AU  - Norris,Pippa
TI  - Digital divide: civic engagement, information poverty, and the Internet worldwide 
T2  - Communication, society, and politics
SN  - 0521002230
AV  - HN49.I56 N67 2001
U1  - 320.2854678 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Digital divide
KW  - Internet
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Political participation
KW  - Computer network resources
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-285) and index; Pt. I; Introductory Framework; 1; The digital divide; 2; Understanding the digital divide: wired world; 3; Social inequalities --; Pt. II; The Virtual Political System; 4; Theories of digital democracy; 5; e-governance; 6; Online parliaments; 7; Virtual parties; 8; Civic society --; Pt. III; The Democratic Divide; 9; Cyberculture; 10; Digital engagement; 11; Conclusions: promoting digital democracy
N2  - "Digital Divide examines access and use of the Internet in 179 nations world-wide. A global divide is evident between industrialized and developing societies. A social divide is apparent between rich and poor within each nation. Within the online community, evidence for a democratic divide is emerging between those who do and do not use Internet resources to engage and participate in public life. Part I outlines the theoretical debate between cyber-optimists who see the Internet as the great leveler. Part II examines the virtual political system and the way that representative institutions have responded to new opportunities on the Internet. Part III analyzes how the public has responded to these opportunities in Europe and the United States and develops the civic engagement model to explain patterns of participation via the Internet."--BOOK JACKET
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