Internet & Democracy
The Internet has enormous potential: it can educate voters on issues, provide tools for self expression to both peers and to policy makers, and even spread ideas about democratic notions themselves....
View ArticleDigitally-Empowered Activists: Getting the Tools to the People Who Need Them
On February 7th and 8th, the Berkman Center hosted a three day conference entitled “Digitally-Empowered Activists: Getting the Tools to the People Who Need Them” in Istanbul, Turkey. The presentations...
View ArticleSocial Citizens: Millennial Activism in the Connected Age
Allison Fine will discuss Social Citizens, young people ages 15-29 who practice a nascent model of civic participation that combines immersion in social causes, idealism, digital fluency. Young people...
View ArticleCivic Engagement and the Youth Vote in the 2008 Elections
The Berkman Center co-hosted a Forum event with the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics on May 14 at 6:00PM. The Forum focused on Youth, Politics, and Civic Engagement in the 2008 election...
View ArticleRussia Online: the Russian-Language Blogosphere and Participatory Internet
Conference Wiki: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/russiaonline/Main_PageUser: russiaonlinePW: columbiaThis conference is open to the public. Seating may be limited. To reserve seating, please RSVP to...
View ArticleThe Blogging Revolution: Going online in repressive regimes
Tuesday, November 25, 12:30 pmBerkman Center, 23 Everett Street, second floorRSVP required (rsvp@cyber.law.harvard.edu)This event will be webcast live at 12:30 pm ET. The post 9/11 Western media have...
View ArticleChallenges of Activism in the Middle East
Monday, February 9, 2:00PM ETBerkman Center, 23 Everett Street, second floorRSVP required for those attending in person (rsvp@cyber.law.harvard.edu)This event will be audio webcast live. Esra'a Al...
View ArticleThe More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Online Audiences and the...
Wednesday, March 4, 5:00 pmSaid Business School, Park End Street, OXFORD, OX1 1HP, UNITED KINGDOMA reception will follow the lecture. This event is open to the public. If you would like to attend...
View ArticleThe Internet and Democracy: Lessons Learnt and Future Directions
The Internet and Democracy project at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society has been exploring the impact of the Internet and new media on political change by carrying out research in different...
View ArticleOnline Discourse in the Arab World: Dispelling the Myths
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 10:00 am to 12:00 pmUSIP, Washington, DCThis event will webcast live.Watch the live webcast here at 10 AM ET: http://origin.usip.org/arabblogs/. Full details, including RSVP...
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