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Empowerment or democratic divide? Internet-based political participation of young immigrants and young natives in Germany

Empowerment or democratic divide? Internet-based political participation of young immigrants and... In this paper, young people's political participation on the Internet in Germany will be analyzed by statistical means and on the basis of survey data, comparing two groups: Germans (the majority group) and a minority group, consisting of young people from Turkey and various Arab countries, who share a religious affiliation. The young people from a Turkish or Arab background turned out to be particularly politically active online and offline, despite being rather socioeconomically disadvantaged. Statistical models presented in this paper show that this is probably related to their grievances caused by discrimination experiences because of their religion. Generally, the results suggest that disadvantaged minority groups may appropriate the Internet in order to raise their voice, although with some constraints. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Information Polity IOS Press

Empowerment or democratic divide? Internet-based political participation of young immigrants and young natives in Germany

Spaiser, Viktoria
Information Polity , Volume 17 (2) – Jan 1, 2012
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IOS Press
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Copyright © 2012 by IOS Press, Inc
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1570-1255
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10.3233/IP-2012-0268
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In this paper, young people's political participation on the Internet in Germany will be analyzed by statistical means and on the basis of survey data, comparing two groups: Germans (the majority group) and a minority group, consisting of young people from Turkey and various Arab countries, who share a religious affiliation. The young people from a Turkish or Arab background turned out to be particularly politically active online and offline, despite being rather socioeconomically disadvantaged. Statistical models presented in this paper show that this is probably related to their grievances caused by discrimination experiences because of their religion. Generally, the results suggest that disadvantaged minority groups may appropriate the Internet in order to raise their voice, although with some constraints.

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Information Polity – IOS Press

Published: Jan 1, 2012

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