Digital citizenship? Narrative exchange and the changing terms of civic culture

Couldry, N., Stephansen, H., Fotopoulou, A., MacDonald, R.L., Clark, W. and Dickens, L. 2014. Digital citizenship? Narrative exchange and the changing terms of civic culture. Citizenship Studies. 18 (6-7), pp. 615-629. https://doi.org/10.1080/13621025.2013.865903

TitleDigital citizenship? Narrative exchange and the changing terms of civic culture
TypeJournal article
AuthorsCouldry, N., Stephansen, H., Fotopoulou, A., MacDonald, R.L., Clark, W. and Dickens, L.
Abstract

This article explores the possibilities for new forms of ‘digital citizenship’ currently emerging through digitally supported processes of narrative exchange. Using Dahlgren's (Dahlgren, P. 2003. “Reconfiguring Civic Culture in the New Media Milieu.” In Media and the Restyling of Politics, edited by J. Corner, and D. Pels, 151–170. London: Sage; Dahlgren, P. 2009. Media and Political Engagement. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.) circuit of ‘civic culture’ as a model for exploring the interlinking preconditions for new acts of citizenship, we discuss the contrasting outcomes of research at three fieldwork sites in the North of England – educational (a sixth form college), civil society (a community reporters' network) and social (a local club). Each site provided clear evidence of the elements of Dahlgren's circuit (some depending on the intensive use of digital infrastructure, others predating it), but there were also breaks in the circuit that constrained its effectiveness. A crucial factor in each case for building a lasting circuit of civic culture (and an effective base for new forms of digital citizenship) is the role that digital infrastructure can play in extending the scale of interactions beyond the purely local.

JournalCitizenship Studies
Journal citation18 (6-7), pp. 615-629
ISSN1362-1025
Year2014
PublisherTaylor & Francis
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/13621025.2013.865903
Publication dates
Published online25 Mar 2014
Published in print2014

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