The internet in young people's civic life: web production, contents, use, and attitudes

This project directly addresses the role of the internet as a means of promoting civic engagement and participation among young people aged 15-25. It examines: the types of civic and political content for young people on the internet the stated reasons why the websites are being made the values and beliefs of those who make and manage the websites the interpretations, beliefs and on and off-line actions of the youth who visit the websites why certain political and civic sites are more successful at engaging youth than others It does this in order to look at how new digital media formats such as civic and political websites could and do contribute to changing civic and political cultures amongst youth. Researchers from seven different European countries, the UK, Hungary, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Turkey will be surveying and interviewing young people, the makers of a range of civic websites for youth and examining the sites themselves.