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Issues of Digital Disempowerment and New Media Networking (NMN) in Relation to E-Government

Issues of Digital Disempowerment and New Media Networking (NMN) in Relation to E-Government

Kenneth L. Hacker, Eric L. Morgan
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781609601591|ISBN10: 1609601599|EISBN13: 9781609601614
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-159-1.ch005
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Hacker, Kenneth L., and Eric L. Morgan. "Issues of Digital Disempowerment and New Media Networking (NMN) in Relation to E-Government." Information Communication Technologies and the Virtual Public Sphere: Impacts of Network Structures on Civil Society, edited by Robert A. Cropf and William S. Krummenacher, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 92-115. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-159-1.ch005

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Hacker, K. L. & Morgan, E. L. (2011). Issues of Digital Disempowerment and New Media Networking (NMN) in Relation to E-Government. In R. Cropf & W. Krummenacher (Eds.), Information Communication Technologies and the Virtual Public Sphere: Impacts of Network Structures on Civil Society (pp. 92-115). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-159-1.ch005

Chicago

Hacker, Kenneth L., and Eric L. Morgan. "Issues of Digital Disempowerment and New Media Networking (NMN) in Relation to E-Government." In Information Communication Technologies and the Virtual Public Sphere: Impacts of Network Structures on Civil Society, edited by Robert A. Cropf and William S. Krummenacher, 92-115. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-159-1.ch005

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Abstract

Emerging media technologies are increasingly reconfiguring the public sphere by creating new spaces for political dialogue. E-democracy (digital democracy) and e-government can be usefully served by these emerging technologies; however, their existence does not automatically equate to increased political participation. There is still a need to develop specific and theoretically-oriented approaches to a newly reconfigured public sphere. Employing a structurational perspective, this essay addresses the relationship between political participation, emerging media, new media networking, and e-democracy. While new media networking increases the potential for political participation, depending on various factors such as access, usage and skills, the potential exists for increasing disempowerment as well. The chapter concludes with recommendations for the use of new media networking in ways that enhance e-democracy.

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