Research Paper
The Internet and Engaged Citizenship
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Table of Contents
Why Understanding the Digital Citizen Proves So Difficult
The Pace of Internet Time
The Proprietary Data Gap
The Internet and Engaged Citizenship, Circa 2019
The Internet and Political Polarization
Digital Pathways for Participation
The Earnest Internet Versus the Ambivalent Internet
The Quiet Demise of Web 2.0
Digital Democracy and the Field of Dreams Fallacy
Conclusion
The Upside of Internet Time
Bridging the Proprietary Data Gap
New Policy Challenges for the Platform Era