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Re-constructing digital democracy: An outline of four ‘positions’
Abstract
There is currently a diversity of understandings of digital democracy being deployed within popular commentary, research, policy making, and practical initiative. However, there is a lack of resources clearly outlining this diversity; this article undertakes such an outline. It provides a reconstruction of four digital democracy positions. These four positions are referred to here as liberal-individualist, deliberative, counter-publics, and autonomist Marxist. The delineation of each position draws from critical-interpretative research and has been developed with respect to three elements: the democratic subject assumed, the related conception of democracy promoted, and the associated democratic affordances of digital media technology. The aim is to draw attention to different understandings of what extending democracy through digital media means, and to provide a framework for further examination and evaluation of digital democracy rhetoric and practice.
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- Authors
- Dahlberg, L.
- Venue
- New Media & Society
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2011-02-08
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 855-872
- ISSN
- 1461-4448 (ISSN-L)
- 1461-7315
- OpenAlex
- W2165238024
- Cited by
- 470
- References
- 65
- FWCI
- 62.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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