Spaiser, V orcid.org/0000-0002-5892-245X (2012) Empowerment or democratic divide? Internet-based political participation of young immigrants and young natives in Germany. Information Polity, 17 (2). pp. 115-127. ISSN 1570-1255
Abstract
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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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Political online participation, young people, minority groups, second-level digital divide |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2016 14:25 |
Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2016 18:45 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.3233/IP-2012-0268 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IOS Press |
Identification Number: | 10.3233/IP-2012-0268 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:88969 |