Empowering and Disempowering Aspects of New Media Networking and Digital Democracy

Kenneth L. Hacker and Eric L. Morgan
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Kenneth L. Hacker: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA
Eric L. Morgan: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA

International Journal of Technology Diffusion (IJTD), 2013, vol. 4, issue 3, 84-94

Abstract: The relationship between new media networking (NMN) and political participation continues to develop in complex ways. In light of evidence pointing to increased political participation through NMN, the structures of the networks people engage continue to exhibit both empowering and disempowering aspects. While some gaps associated with the Digital Divide are closing, others are opening. This essay utilizes network theory and power law distribution to further understand new media networks. The article concludes that there are inherent inequalities in new media networks, the inequalities can be addressed through public policy, and that they are made relevant through narratives of optimistic but realistic, progress.

Date: 2013
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