Digital citizenship in Asia: A critical introduction. (June 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yue, Audrey; Beta, Annisa R.
• Is Part Of: International communication gazette. Volume 84:Number 4(2022)
• Page Start: 279
• Page End: 286
• Publication Date: 2022-06
• Subjects: Digital citizenship -- Asia -- citizenship theory; Journalism -- Periodicals; Mass media -- Periodicals; 384
• DOI: 10.1177/17480485221094100
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-0485

Abstract

This paper situates the theory and practice of digital citizenship in general and Asia in particular. It surveys four extant thematic clusters: (1) the democratizing potential of information and communication technologies; (2) the role of digital citizenship education; (3) the power structures of technology in shaping citizen participation, and; (4) the digital emancipation of marginalized groups and communities. It highlights a new fifth cluster—digital citizenship as a contextual practice dependent on local contexts and histories—as a framework to situate the articles in this Special Issue.