网络和青年政治参与

作者：Mark E. Kann Jeff Berry Connor Gant Phil Zager 来源：First Monday

The Internet and youth political participation

全文地址：http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue12_8/kann/index.html

摘要：
In this article, the authors examine how American youths' contributions to three online worlds — participatory culture, political consumerism, and civic engagement — function as possible gateways to their increased political participation. Youth involvement in these three online worlds suggests that the Internet creates opportunities for youth involvement in politics and provides a measure of motivation, facilitation, and invitation for that involvement. Nonetheless, for reasons discussed, it remains an open question whether youths will take full advantage of these opportunities.