On convergent supersurfaces and public spheres online
by Zizi A. Papacharissi
International Journal of Electronic Governance (IJEG), Vol. 4, No. 1/2, 2011

Abstract: This essay considers the civic ecology that is afforded via technologies of convergence. I propose that rather than examining the impact of technology, we consider technology as architecture. This permits us to situate civic tendencies and tensions in socio-cultural context. Thus, rather than measuring beneficial against adverse civic uses of online technologies, we concentrate on how newer civic habits, enabled by online networked platforms, shape and are shaped by our civic ecology.

Online publication date: Sat, 30-Jul-2011

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