#youthaction : becoming political in the digital age

• Other Authors: Kirshner, Benjamin (Editor), Middaugh, Ellen (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2015.
• Series: Adolescence and education.
• Subjects: Information society > Political aspects.; Social media > Political aspects.; Political participation > Technological innovations.; Youth > Political activity.; Technology & Engineering > Social Aspects.; Political activism > Political engagement.; Impact of science and technology on society.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806612048
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-797-0
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 217 pages)

Social media and digital tools permeate the everyday lives of young people. In the early stages of commentary about the impact of the digital age on civic life, debates revolved around whether the Internet enhanced or discouraged civic and political action. Since then we have seen new media move to...