Digital citizenship: The Internet, society, and participation

• society online Internet use is integral to citizenship in • an information age Political and economic uses of the Inter-• net differ from other activities online Karen Mossberger will present the theoretical framework and findings from her recent co-authored book, Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society and Participation (K. Moss-berger, C. Tolbert and R. McNeal, MIT Press, 2008). Public policy must continue to address educational and technology disparities for full participation and citizenship in the 21st century. Karen Mossberger is Associate Professor of Public Administration at the University of Illi-nois at Chicago. She specializes in research and teaching on local government and public policy. Within public policy, her interests include urban policy, information technology, and policy diffusion and learning. Before her lecture, please join Dr. Karen Moss-berger for a lunch discussion. Contact Sharon Irish ([email protected]) or Linda Smith ([email protected]) if you have questions or to let her know you will attend lunch. Lunch will be provided for the first 10 participants.