Late notice, but this looks interesting:
SEMINAR
Digital Democracy Unpacked: A Critical Mapping of Five Ideal Typical Discourses
Dr Lincoln Dahlberg, School of Journalism and Communications
The University of QueenslandWhen: 1 June, 5-6.30pm
Where: UTS Broadway, Building 3, Level 2 (Room 210)Digital democracy has become an increasingly popular topic among
academics, political commentators, and policy makers: there is much
talk about the potential of the Internet and other digital media
enhancing democracy. There has also been plenty of action, with
governments, civic organizations, universities and activists,
investigating this potential and supporting digital democracy
initiatives. All this commentary, research, policy making, and project
work draws on a diversity of understandings of digital democracy.
However, there is a lack of resources that clearly outline and examine
this diversity. This paper undertakes an ideal-typical reading and
critical evaluation of five digital democracy discourses and their
variations, with the aim of bringing attention to the range of
possibilities for democracy supported by digital media, and the
advantages and disadvantages of these different possibilities.Lincoln is a post-doctoral research fellow in the School of Journalism
and Communication at The University of Queensland. He is co-editor of
the journal New Zealand Sociology and of the collection Radical
Democracy and the Internet (Palgrave, June 2007). Lincoln’s current
research involves a critical investigation of the practices and
meanings surrounding Internet use, with particular focus on the
extension of democratic cultures. He can be contacted at:
l.dahlberg@uq.edu.auHosted by: Research Initiative on International Activism:
www.international.activism.hss.uts.edu.au
James Goodman, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007.
Phone: (612) 9514 2714 Fax: (612) 9514 2332
Email: james.goodman@uts.edu.au
Web: www.international.activism.uts.edu.au