From Confrontation to Understanding: In/exclusion of Alternative Voices in Online Discussion

This article examines the potential and limitations of the internet’s use for democratic debate. Academic literature on the potential uses of the internet to enhance democratic discussion in Western democracies almost always falls exclusively on one side of the optimist/pessimist divide. This articl...

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Main Author: Tamara Witschge
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: FU Berlin, University of Erfurt 2011-05-01
Series:Global Media Journal: German Edition
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Online Access:http://www.db-thueringen.de/servlets/DerivateServlet/Derivate-22677/GMJ1_Witschge-final.pdf