Posted on September 24th, 2009 by Eddie Cowling in Other news
Tagged as: civic engagement, international, internet, public participation
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ShareThisThe latest report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project finds that ‘contrary to the hopes of some advocates, the internet is not changing the socio-economic character of civic engagement in America. Just as in offline civic life, the well-to-do and well-educated are more likely than those less well off to participate in online political activities such as emailing a government official, signing an online petition or making a political contribution’. Interestingly it also finds that those who have used the internet for some form of civic engagement are disproportionately young.
