Journal article
Lost in translation: Why civic online efforts in Britain have failed to engage young women from low socioeconomic backgrounds
- Abstract:
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Politicians, academia and media are concerned about young people's apparent disengagement from institutional politics. To address this malaise, politicians have invited young citizens to join the public sphere through civic websites - with mixed results. Among young people in Britain, young women from low socioeconomic status backgrounds are among the least politically engaged. They use new media differently than other groups of young people. This article addresses the responses of these youn...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications Publisher's website
- Journal:
- European Journal of Communication Journal website
- Volume:
- 25
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 398-412
- Publication date:
- 2010-12-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1460-3705
- ISSN:
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0267-3231
- Source identifiers:
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301816
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- UUID:
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uuid:225196ec-c542-4b85-8daa-eb9e78b9b02c
- Local pid:
- pubs:301816
- Deposit date:
- 2014-12-20
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- Copyright holder:
- Geniets, A
- Copyright date:
- 2010
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2010 The Author.
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