Digital Divide?: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty, and the Internet Worldwide
Digital Divide?: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty, and the Internet Worldwide
The Internet, Democracy and Democratization
The Internet, Democracy and Democratization
Whither Digital Equality?: An Empirical Study of the Democratic Divide
HICSS '10 Proceedings of the 2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Young people's political participation on the internet in Germany: empowered ethnic minority groups?
Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Digital Government Research Conference: Digital Government Innovation in Challenging Times
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In this paper, young people's political participation on the Internet in Germany will be analyzed by statistical means and on the basis of survey data, comparing two groups: Germans (the majority group) and a minority group, consisting of young people from Turkey and various Arab countries, who share a religious affiliation. The young people from a Turkish or Arab background turned out to be particularly politically active online and offline, despite being rather socioeconomically disadvantaged. Statistical models presented in this paper show that this is probably related to their grievances caused by discrimination experiences because of their religion. Generally, the results suggest that disadvantaged minority groups may appropriate the Internet in order to raise their voice, although with some constraints.