eParticipation is an emerging research area which, like most emerging areas, lacks a clear
literature base or research approach. This study maps out some of the academic theories …

Organisations brand their products with the goal of creating a wide array of benefits intended
to attract consumers and at the same time reduce risk and maximise profits. Drawing on the …

The concept digital divide is usually defined as the gap between people who do and do not
have access to forms of information and communication technology. These forms are …

The digital divide can be understood as inequalities in four successive types of access:
motivation, physical access, digital skills and different usage. It is claimed that the divide has …

From the end of the 1990s onwards the digital divide, commonly defined as the gap between
those who have and do not have access to computers and the Internet, has been a central …

Der gegenüber der ersten Afulge vollständig überarbeitete und erweiterte Band gibt einen
Überblick über die wichtigsten Ansätze und Ergebnisse empirischer Forschung zum …

The phenomenon of eParticipation is receiving increasing attention, demonstrated by recent
technology implementations, experiments, government reports, and research programs …

The culture-centred approach offered in this book argues that communication theorizing
ought to locate culture at the centre of the communication process such that the theories are …

Contemporary research of the digital divide and digital skills is marked by a descriptive
nature (van Dijk, 2006a). Inequalities are described using simple demographics of …

It's just after 7 am in Auckland, New Zealand. Media and journalism student Emily Johnson
wakes and thinks about the busy day ahead in college. Before she even gets out of bed, she …