E-empowerment: Empowerment by the Internet

Authors:
Yair Amichai-Hamburger;Katelyn Y. A. McKenna;Samuel-Azran Tal
Affiliations:
The Research Center for Internet Psychology (CIP), Sammy Ofer School of Communications, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, Israel;The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, Israel and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel;Department of Communication Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Venue:
Computers in Human Behavior
Year:
2008

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Abstract

This article focuses on the concept of empowerment and the ways in which the Internet is being utilized as an empowering tool. This analysis ranges from the personal to the global levels and the consequences of that empowerment are also discussed. We propose a four-level model that serves to explain what we term E-empowerment and the effects that can be observed at each of the four levels, ranging from (1) the personal; (2) the interpersonal; (3) group; and (4) citizenship. The potential for future development of E-empowerment is also discussed.