新作坊

I click, therefore i am:: the internet and the political participation of young people in Turkey

摘要：

Based on a survey that inquires the link between the Internet and young people's political participation, this study seeks answers to the following research questions: Does the use of the Internet trigger young people's political participation? Is there a connection between (1) being active in live politics and online politics, and (2) being politically informed and politically active for both online and offline participants? Throughout the study differences between online and offline politics are examined to provide a better understanding about changing types of political participation in an emerging country which has relatively limited experience with democracy. It also aims to extend our understanding of online participation by analyzing how this can be related to offline political participation and to the level of Internet use.