Re-constructing digital democracy: An outline of four ‘positions’

• Published in: New media & society Vol. 13; no. 6; pp. 855 - 872
• Main Author: Dahlberg, Lincoln
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2011
• Subjects: Autonomy; Conceptualization; Democracy; Digital technology; Ideologies; Individualism; Information and communication technologies; Liberalism; Marxism; Mass Media; Policy Making; Public sphere; Technology; Telecommunications; autonomist Marxism; counter-publics; liberal-individualist; digital democracy; deliberative
• ISSN: 1461-4448; 1461-7315
• DOI: 10.1177/1461444810389569

There is currently a diversity of understandings of digital democracy being deployed within popular commentary, research, policy making, and practical initiative. However, there is a lack of resources clearly outlining this diversity; this article undertakes such an outline. It provides a reconstruc...